Crime & Safety

Bartlett Man Drowns After Falling Through Ice at DuPage Co. Forest Preserve

Leon Gonzalez died after falling through the ice at a lake at West Branch Forest Preserve.

Photo caption: The drowning Sunday evening occurred at a lake at West Branch Forest Preserve. Photo credit: GoogleMaps

BARTLETT, IL - A 21-year-old Bartlett man died after trying to walk across a frozen lake at West Branch Forest Preserve in Bartlett Sunday evening and falling through the ice, ABC 7 Chicago reports. Rescuers found Leon Gonzalez after an hour and took him to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where he later died.

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