Details revealed after man dies in water at Centennial Beach as family questions lifeguard response

More details are coming to light after a 27-year-old man was pulled from Naperville’s popular Centennial Beach last week, as lawyer representing the family said they have “very serious questions” about the responsiveness of the lifeguards that were on duty that day.

According to the Naperville Police Department, about 5:43 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the beach for reports of a missing person who was last seen in the deep end of the pool. Approximately 25 minutes later, lifeguards recovered an unresponsive man, who was later identified by family members as Manuel “Manny” Rosales.

Rosales was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

An initial investigation showed Rosales went into the water with a group of friends who planned to swim to a floating dock in the middle of the deep end. As the group arrived, they noticed Rosales was no longer with them…

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