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A Fox Lake boat fire left a 10-year-old child seriously injured and three family members hurt on Pistakee Lake.

A child was hospitalized with burn injuries Sunday after a boat became engulfed in flames near Fox Lake, authorities said.

A firefighter dove into the pond and pulled the boy back to safety, authorities say Published December 16, 2020 • Updated on December 16, 2020 at 4:27 pm Shutterstock A 12-year-old boy was rescued by firefighters Wednesday after falling through ice into a pond in suburban Fox Lake. Crews were called about 10:40 a.m. and found the boy about 30 feet from the shore in the ice-covered pond, according to Fox Lake Fire Protection District Lieutenant Jake Geist. He had fallen through th...

12-year-old boy rescued from Fox Lake pond after falling through ice By Sun-Times Media Wire Crews were called about 10:40 a.m. and found the boy about 30 feet from the shore in the ice-covered pond, according to Fox Lake Fire Protection District Lieutenant Jake Geist. He had fallen through the ice and was standing in at least 3 feet of water, Geist said.

File photo A 12-year-old boy was rescued by firefighters Wednesday after falling through ice into a pond in suburban Fox Lake. Crews were called about 10:40 a.m. and found the boy about 30 feet from the shore in the ice-covered pond, according to Fox Lake Fire Protection District Lieutenant Jake Geist. He had fallen through the ice and was standing in at least 3 feet of water, Geist said. One firefighter dove into the pond, in the 200 block of South Illinois Route 59, and pulled the boy back to...