Body recovered in Fox Lake believed to be missing boater, Antioch officials say

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Body recovered in Fox Lake believed to be missing swimmer

ANTIOCH, Ill. (WLS) -- Antioch authorities said they recovered a body from Fox Lake on Tuesday evening.

A passing boat rescued one of the men, but the other went underwater, the sheriff's office said.

On Monday, two men were in a boat, test-driving it, when they apparently turned too quickly and were thrown off of the boat, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said

Crews continued recovery efforts at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Antioch fire officials told ABC7 they found a body at about 4 p.m. in Fox Lake.

On Wednesday, the Lake County Coroner's Office identified the body as 51-year-old Larry Suchowski of Gurnee. It was determined that the man drowned.

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