ADVERTISEMENT
Traffic:   9 Incidents
Weather: 46°F Go
  02:55am CST, 11/08/09
Search:    wbbm780.com  Web  Audio
Local News
Posted: Wednesday, 01 October 2008 10:56AM

Toddler Drowns In Aurora Retention Pond



AURORA, Ill. (STNG)  -- A 20-month-old boy drowned in a retention pond Tuesday night after going missing from an Aurora apartment complex. 

Police were called around 7:15 p.m. to Hunter’s Glen Apartments in Aurora to help locate the toddler, identified as Nathaniel Straser, according to the Kane County Coroner's office. The complex is located on Oakhurst Drive between McCoy Drive and New York Street on Aurora's Far East Side.

Officers found the boy floating in a retention pond and paramedics took him Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where he later died.

An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon.


Copyright 2008 STNG Wire, The Chicago Sun-Times. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Aurora Beacon contributed to this report.
 
 
Print Page Email This Page
Featured Audio
The Bears Report: Tom Thayer
WBBM Game Day Analyst Tom Thayer, with our Josh Liss, sizes up Sunday's matchup vs. the Arizona Cardinals.
Gardening Tips For Nov. 7, 2009
Tips on maintaining your garden, plants and flowers year-round.
President Obama's Weekly Address
President Obama honors the heroism of those at Fort Hood by paying tribute to those who were killed, those who were wounded and those who extended a helping hand.
Republican Response to Weekly Address
In the Weekly Republican Address, Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) reflects on this week's elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and discusses why he thinks independents showed overwhelming support for the Republican Party.
Oprah Winfrey moving her show from Chicago?
Veteran Entertainment Journalist and LA Weekly Hollywood, Nikki Finke joins Kris and Sherman during the WBBM Noon Business Hour to discuss the possibility of Oprah Winfrey moving her show from Chicago to Los Angles.
 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
 
Top News
AP
Legionnaires' disease blamed for 2 Ill. deaths
Two people at a suburban Chicago nursing home have died from Legionnaires' disease, and a third case has been confirmed.
Bus driver charged for lying about police beating
Shooting suspects run out of gas during police chase
Computer glitch causes Chicago Police Headquarters outage
12-year-old fifth probable H1N1 death in Lake County
 
 
Search: