Chicago brothers recount rescuing people from water during deadly Geneva Lake storm

A fast-moving storm that swept across Geneva Lake on Friday with 90 mph winds left three children dead and prompted numerous water rescues, including the rescue of a father and his teenage daughter by two Chicago brothers who were boating on the lake.

Brothers Dan and Patrick Hodgman were aboard their heavy, wooden 26-foot boat on the east end of Geneva Lake when the storm arrived. The storm, caused by a downburst, struck minutes after the lake’s Water Safety Patrol had warned boaters with red flags and lights…

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