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Young man who went missing near Des Plaines River in Libertyville found dead
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Key Points:
- A 30-year-old man who went missing near Lake Minear and the Des Plaines River in Libertyville was found dead Friday evening after two days of extensive search efforts.
- The man was last seen near Lake Minear Beach heading towards the Des Plaines River Trail and was located along the shoreline near West Oak Spring Road around 7:30 p.m. Friday.
- Search operations involved multiple agencies including Lake County Forest Preserves police, sheriff’s office K-9 units, local police departments, swift water rescue technicians, drone units, boats, ATVs, and sonar equipment.
- The search transitioned from the river to Lake Minear using side-scan sonar and continued with K-9 searches along the shoreline until the man was recovered.
- The Lake County Coroner’s Office is investigating, with the man’s identity withheld pending an autopsy, while authorities expressed condolences to the family and praised the collaborative search efforts.
