3rd victim of boat capsizing on Geneva Lake ID'd as 10-year-old Batavia girl

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Thursday, July 9, 2026 4:29PM
3rd victim of boat capsizing on Geneva Lake ID'd as 10-year-old girl

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The third child killed in a boating accident on Geneva Lake has been identified on a GoFundMe page.

The online post says 10-year-old Kathryn Schmidt of Batavia died last Friday, along with her two young cousins.

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Jonathon Schmid, the page's creator, says the funds raised will help kids who can't afford sports, or who want to adopt animals.

A fundraiser for 7-year-old Abigail Oswald and 6-year-old Caleb Oswald, the other two children killed, has already pushed past $200,000.

The children's Wheaton family also plans to donate the money in their memory.

The kids were with their family, wearing life jackets on the boat, when a storm hit last Friday.

The National Weather Service confirmed that winds reached up to 100 mph during the storm.

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