Boy, 12, dies after being pulled from Cook County lake, officials say

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The Brief
A 12-year-old boy died after being pulled from the water at Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs on Friday.
Witnesses said he and his 9-year-old brother went into the water after one of them slipped in.
The 12-year-old was identified as Asael Gonzalez-Guel.
WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. - A 12-year-old boy died after he was pulled from Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs on Friday night.
What we know
Witnesses said the boy and his 9-year-old brother were in the lake after one of them slipped in, according to a spokesperson from the Cook County Forest Preserve.
A dive team from the North Palos Fire Department and Water Rescue Team retrieved the boy from the water around 7:43 p.m.
The boy was pronounced dead at 8:21 p.m. at Northwestern Medical Palos Hospital.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the boy as Asael Gonzalez-Guel.
Visitors fishing on the bank of the lake pulled the younger brother out of the shallow water.
What we don't know
The boy's cause of death had not been determined as of Saturday.