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19-year-old drowns in Antioch lake

A 19-year-old Antioch man drowned in Homer White Lake in Antioch Saturday night, according to the Lake County coroner's office.

Daniel Villalobos-Barajas, who lived less than a block from the lake, was pronounced dead at the scene once a rescue team pulled his body from the water at about 10:15 p.m., said Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

No further information was available Sunday.

The drowning was the first of two in Lake County over the weekend. On Sunday a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted the body of a woman near a Lake Forest beach who is believed to be a 44-year-old Lake Forest resident reported missing early Sunday morning.

The woman's husband reported her missing to the police at about 3:15 a.m. after discovering she was not home and he located her car in an area of Forest Park, according to police.

Approximately 20 fire departments assisted in the search for the woman with watercraft and divers, according to police.

The U.S. Coast Guard was also called in to assist, and the helicopter spotted the woman's body at about 10:15 a.m. about two miles east of Forest Park Beach, according to police.

Fire department personnel located the woman's body, and said she matched the description of the woman reported to be missing.

Police said items of clothing were found along the waterline, which the missing woman's husband said belonged to her.

Lake County coroner Artis Yancey said an autopsy is scheduled for Monday on the victim.

Authorities are withholding the victims name, pending family notification.

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