Boat traveling northbound along the Fox River, just south of the Snuggery Restaurant in McHenry on September 30, 2023, at approximately 7:37pm.  

According to witnesses, the operator was traveling at a high rate of speed then abruptly turned around in a figure S type fashion before hitting the western shoreline at an approximate 90 degree angle, causing the boat to become airborne before striking the ground approximately 60 feet from the initial shoreline impact.  

Estimated speed of the boat upon impact was 40-50mph.   Both occupants were ejected from the boat and the boat apparently rolled over, causing the entire top portion of the boat to become separated from the hull.  The female occupant was pinned underneath the hull and died on scene.  The male operator was transported to Advocate Condell Medical in Libertyville were he later died.

Fox River
McHenry                       