Drowning victim's mom sues CPS, camp

By ABC7
Melvin Choice's mother Virginia filed the suit in Cook County Circuit Court Wednesday.

Choice, 17, along with 16-year-old Adrian Jones and 18-year-old Jimmie Avant drowned early Friday morning at Camp Algonquin in McHenry County.

The lawsuit seeks more than $800,000 in damages.

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