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A 39-year-old Joliet man drowned in the Des Plaines River after first responders tried to rescue him.
The victim identified as Cesar Robles by the Will County coroner’s office was the second drowning victim in the far southwest suburb in two days.
Crews were called after 7 p.m. Monday for a man in the water near the Jackson Street drawbridge, Joliet police said in a statement.
Responders spotted him in the river and tried to pull him out, but he submerged under water and didn’t resurface, police said.
Robles was found dead in the water about 9:40 p.m. after a search that included the U.S. Coast Guard, officials said.