6-year-old boy dies after going into Kankakee River, about 50 miles south of Chicago
KANKAKEE, Ill. (CBS) -- A 6-year-old boy died after going into the Kankakee River, about 50 miles south of Chicago, on Tuesday afternoon.
Kankakee police and fire were called to Beckmam Park on Cobb Boulevard a little after 3 p.m. for a report of a boy who had gone into the river, according to Kankakee Mayor Christopher Curtis. Authorities said the boy was playing with a ball and may have lost it in the water.
Emergency personnel searched the river and additional resources were called in to help look for the boy.
Around 5:30 p.m., the boy was found dead.
