Divers search for fisherman in Johnsburg lake

A dive team was called to a lake in Johnsburg where an ice fisherman had apparently fallen in Friday night, authorities said.

Their search began after 6 p.m. when a witness reported hearing a man yell for help about 300 yards from the shore at Pistakee Lake. A staging area had been set up near the Bald Knob Marina. The search ended for the evening about 9 p.m. without having located the man, but crews were expected to resume at 8 a.m. Saturday, ABC 7 reported.

Officials from the McHenry Fire Protection District told ABC 7 that it took a little while to figure out exactly where on the lake the person had been. They said they later recovered ice fishing equipment in an area where they found clothing.