A 10-year-old boy who was tubing was killed this afternoon when a boat struck him on Petite Lake near north suburban Lake Villa, authorities said. Two other people were taken to hospitals with non life-threatening injuries.

The accident happened about 4:40 p.m. and claimed the life of the boy who was riding a tube that was being pulled by a boat, Illinois Conservation Police Sgt. Brett Scroggins said.



“He fell off the tube and was struck by a second vessel,’’ Scroggins said. The child suffered traumatic injuries and died, the sergeant said.

Scroggins said authorities know who the boy is but declined to release his identity late Saturday.

Two other people had stress-releated injuries, Scroggins said.

No one has been cited or arrested in the incident, which remains under investigation.

“We received a report at 4:39 p.m. of a water incident on Petite Lake,’’ Antioch Fire Dept. Deputy Chief Chris Lienhardt said. “The very nature of the waterway makes it sometimes difficult to pinpoint the exact location of where it is.''

Boats and divers from several surrounding towns rushed to the scene and the victims were found by tracking a cell phone of witnesses who called police.

“Bystanders had witnessed what happened and located the victim’’ Lienhardt said. “We quickly determined through the work of 911...and we pinpointed the cell phone.’’

Lienhardt declined to say what age the victims are.

Petite Lake is located off Illinois Route 59 near Lake Villa.

Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey confirmed one death but had no further details about it.

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