2 bodies found after river collision near Chicago

Published June 22, 2014 2:07am ET



PALOS HILLS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of two boaters have been recovered in the Cal-Sag Channel in suburban Chicago after a collision late Friday. The search continues for at least one other missing boater, who is presumed dead.

U.S. Coast Guard officials say a 66-foot vessel with a cargo of six barges collided with a 19-foot pleasure boat near Palos Hills. A crewmember on the larger vessel notified Coast Guard officials, and a search was immediately launched.

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