16-Year-Old Gurnee Boy Identified As Body Found In Lake Michigan

WAUKEGAN, IL — A 16-year-old Gurnee boy was identified Monday as the person whose body was pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday, a day after he went missing along Waukegan Municipal Beach. Angel Sedano died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper, citing preliminary results of an autopsy.

After he went missing around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters carried out a ground search for about two hours but called it off due to conditions.

Rescuers told the Daily Herald there wasn't "enough information to warrant a dive" at the time.

His body was discovered by Waukegan fire department divers using sonar units around 11 a.m. Sunday in about 15 feet of water in the harbor channel area, Fire Marshall Steve Lenzi told the paper.

Cooper said no foul play was suspected in the incident.

"This is certainly a terrible tragedy," the coroner said.

Ballet Folklorico Tayahua, a Gurnee-based organization for adults and children focusing on traditional Mexican folklore, has launched a GoFundMe campaign for Sedano's family. The group wrote:

Angel leaves behind his mom, dad, two sisters and many family members and friends. Angel had a passion for dance and was a member of the Tayahua Folkloric Ballet. Please consider helping his family in this time of need. Please support our cause as no one is ready for the loss of a child, especially this young. Today for this family tomorrow for yours.

Ballet Folklorico shared numerous photos of Angel on its Facebook page Saturday and Sunday, asking for the community's help finding the teen after he was reported missing.

Donations can be made via GoFundMe here.

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