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Date: 
Monday, June 15, 2015
3-year-old Bryson Washington was wearing a life jacket as he swam with his family but he took it off when he got back onto pontoon boat they were riding on the river. Family members on the boat heard a splash and realized that Bryson had disappeared under the water. The family called 911 and divers raced to find him, but by the time they did nearly an hour later, it was too late. 
Date: 
Friday, May 29, 2015

Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey said Tuesday that 18-year-old Domonique Smith of Crown Point was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at Franciscan St. Margaret Health hospital in Dyer, where she had been on life support. Smith was found Friday afternoon in a pool at the home of Steve Munsey, where she had been babysitting. The home is located in the gated Briar Ridge subdivision.