Two Men Injured in Fox River Boating Accident

Two men were injured, one critically, following a crash on the Fox River that left their boat ”almost standing straight up,” according to the Daily Herald.

The accident occurred near the Broke Oar marina and bar after the boat ran up on the shore just before 6 p.m. in the 5900 block of Beachway Street, according to the article.

The men, who are both in their 30s, were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, according to the Northwest Herald. One of the men was taken by helicopter in critical condition and the other was in serious condition, the newspaper reports.

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