Boy's body recovered after sibling drowns in Kankakee River

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
WILMINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The body of a 12-year-old boy was pulled from the Kankakee River near Wilmington Wednesday afternoon.
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Crews had been searching for Eder Arroyo, of Joliet, since Monday. He fell into the water while his family was having a cookout at nearby South Island Park.

His 13-year-old sister Abiyail went into the water to try to save him, but both got trapped along the dam wall. Abiyail's body was found that night.

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