As police and DCFS continue to investigate after a 4-year-old Glenview boy drowned at Roosevelt Pool, witnesses and family members speak out about the tragedy. Read Patch’s in-depth coverage of the developing story here.
An investigation into the drowning death of 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas is still active, police announced this afternoon. On Tuesday, police said the case had been closed.
The investigation into the death of 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas is still ongoing, Glenview Police said this afternoon. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning When Patch spoke to Sgt. Dave Sostak Tuesday, he said the Cardenas drowning case had been closed and that no further information would be released. A miscommunication within the Glenview Police Department lead to the error, Sostak said. “As a matter of policy, the Glenview Police Department does not comment on open investigations,” public safety officials said in a press release Wednesday afternoon, clarifying the situation. “Further information will be released when the investigation is completed.” Because the pool area at Roosevelt does not have cameras there…
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On June 15, 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas drowned while at Roosevelt pool with a camp group from Glenview-based Wesley Child Care. Read Patch’s in-depth coverage of the developing story here.
On June 15, 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas drowned while at Roosevelt pool with a camp group from Glenview-based Wesley Child Care. Here, read Patch’s full coverage of the recent tragedy: Parents Push DCFS to Suspend Wesley License A group of about 12 Wesley families—who had children at Roosevelt Pool the day of Vicente Cardenas’ drowning— have initiated a petition to suspend the childcare center’s license. Wesley Responds to Glenview Police Drowning Report The child care center sent home a letter to parents Aug. 31 addressing the finalized report and extending their sympathies to the Cardenas family. Four-year-old Vicente drowned while under Wesley’s supervision on a field trip to Roosevelt Pool June 15. Glenview PD Completes Drowning …
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Vicente Cardenas' uncle speaks to Patch about the family's tragic loss. Glenview Police are still investigating the drowning and until further notice, the Glenview Park District has suspended use of Roosevelt and Flick pools for all camps.
Editor's note: A previous version of the story stated that the investigation of Vicente's death had been closed. Today, Glenview Police said there was a miscommunication within the department and that the case remains open and active. __________________ Vicente Cardenas was laid to rest Tuesday, four days after he drowned at a Glenview Park District pool. While police have closed the investigation, his family is still looking for answers as to why the four-year-old died at a crowded Glenview swimming center June 15. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning Cardenas Family Reaction “We know he was there at a class field trip and he was not wearing a life preserver,” said Val Gurvits, Vicente’s uncle and the Cardenas …
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8:19 am on Friday, August 31, 2012
PROMISING NEWS- I just heard from a Wesley parent that Senator Dick Durbin's office is making an informal legal inquiry into Wesley Child Care's lack of sharing information with the Cardenas family under the banner of Parental rights. Let's hope this helps the Cardenas family. more ›
The four-year-old camper died Friday—just five days shy of his birthday—following an accidental drowning at the Park District’s Roosevelt Pool. Cardenas was on a trip with Glenview-based Wesley Child Care.
Vicente Cardenas’ parents had already purchased a birthday cake as they sent their son to camp last Friday with the excitement of a celebration ahead. But in the most tragic of circumstances, Vicente died following an accidental drowning at Roosevelt Pool in Glenview that afternoon. Tuesday, he was buried with his favorite stuffed animal. He was five days short of his fifth birthday. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning The Cardenas family is still in shock over the events of last week and how an energetic boy could lose his life, said Val Gurvits, Vicente’s uncle and the Cardenas family spokesman. “It’s very difficult,” Gurvits told Patch. “Each conversation I have with any of them, it is hard for any of them not …
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Following the accidental drowning of four-year-old Vicente Cardenas at Glenview’s Roosevelt Pool June 15, local guards share safety tips. Roosevelt Pool staff are still recovering from the tragedy, Park District Executive Director Chuck Balling told Patch
Zach Hester has been a lifeguard with the Village of Glencoe for six years but says he has never encountered anything close to the Friday’s Roosevelt Pool drowning of four-year-old Vicente Cardenas. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning The recent Northern Illinois University graduate works a six-hour shift that incorporates practice sessions to make sure he and the rest of his staff stay sharp and focused. Hester has seen bad lacerations and broken bones in his six summers patrolling the waters. “It’s a very serious job and we took the position knowing we are going to be in life and death situations,” Hester said. “We pride ourselves on having a vigilant staff. We’re concerned for our patrons, so that is why we …
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Public safety officials continue to investigate the death of 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas. The victim was one of 19 children on a trip to Roosevelt Pool with Glenview-based Wesley Child Care Center.
The 4-year-old boy who drowned at a Glenview pool Friday was part of a group of children from a local child care center visiting the Park District facility. Vicente Cardenas was one of 19 children visiting Roosevelt Pool, 2239 Fir St., from Glenview-based Wesley Child Care Center, said Ellen Fagerburg, Wesley’s executive director. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning When Patch spoke with Fagerburg Saturday night, she would not discuss the circumstances surrounding Cardenas’ death. “Everything is under review,” she told Patch. According to Fagerburg, eight counselors were on hand to accompany the children at Roosevelt Pool, where the childcare agency has been taking campers for more than 20 years. Lifeguards …
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8:22 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
PROMISING NEWS- I just heard from a Wesley parent that Senator Dick Durbin's office is making an informal legal inquiry into Wesley Child Care's lack of sharing information with the Cardenas family under the banner of Parental rights. Let's hope this helps the Cardenas family. more ›
After lifeguards pulled Vicente Cardenas from Roosevelt Pool Friday afternoon, they administered CPR to the unresponsive boy until paramedics arrived. Cardenas died at Glenbrook Hospital shortly after.
More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning Updated: June 16, 2:40 p.m. Officials have identified the four-year-old boy who was pulled from a Glenview Park District pool Friday afternoon as Vicente Cardenas of Glenview, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Lifeguards administered CPR to the unresponsive boy before paramedics transported Cardenas to Glenbrook Hospital. He died just before 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. An autopsy will be performed by the Medical Examiner's Office Saturday to determine cause of death. Stay tuned to Patch for more details as they become available. Original Story A four-year-old boy died Friday afternoon after lifeguards at Roosevelt Pool pulled him from the water, according …
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7:28 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
I write once again on behalf of the family of Vicente Cardenas. We are thankful to all for your words of comfort and your sympathy. We continue to be frustrated by the lack of information from Wesley School and from the authorities. We are therefore asking anyone that has any videos from that day (Friday, June 15th) at Roosevelt Pool to please step forward and share it with us. We would like to … more ›
Becca
9:52 am on Monday, June 25, 2012
Which leads me to the first response. My 9 yr. old only wears a life jacket when he is on our boat, ready to swim in the lake. He is capable of jumping out of the boat without one, and going to the ladder, but we keep it on him, I even wear one while in the water, because if it is a hot day, the water is wonderful, and I know I cannot tread water for an hour, unless it is an emergency. You learn … more ›