Kyle Zuleg, 16, of Naperville, was killed, and a second teen was seriously injured when a tree limb started cracking in the dark and came crashing down from a height of 40 feet. The tree limb estimated to be 30 feet long and weighing almost 2,000 pounds pinned the two boys under the limb.
Homer Township Fire Protection District responded with firefighter/paramedics to the Messenger Woods area of a Will County Forest Preserve. Both boys were transported to Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, in critical condition. They were later transferred to Loyola Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hospital. Zuleg was pronounced dead at Level I Trauma Center Loyola University Hospital at 10:26 p.m.
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