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SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. - A boy from Belvidere died over the holiday weekend at a lake in Northern Illinois.
The Winnebago County Coroner's Office say the 6-year-old boy died from downing Saturday afternoon.
The boy and his family were at Pearl Lake in South Beloit on the boarder of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Around 3:10 p.m. the boy was reported missing and everyone in the area was asked to clear the water for a search.
A bystander dove under where the boy's mother last saw him and pulled the child to shore.
Police arrived to the scene at 3:12 p.m. as the bystander was performing resuscitative efforts. EMS took over and transported the child to the hospital.
He was pronounced dead at 5:58 p.m. despite all efforts to revive him.
South Beloit Police are investigating.