Woman Drowns When Car Drives Into Lake

A 71-year-old woman was pronounced dead Friday night at a lake south of El Paso near I-39. McLean County coroner Kathleen Davis says that 71-year-old Deena Rogers, of Washington, Illinois was pronounced dead around 11:30 Friday night. A preliminary autopsy indicates Rogers died from drowning due to an automobile driving into Evergreen Lake at the west boat launch at Comlara Park. Authorities say that Rogers was the only occupant in the car, and multiple agencies responded to the incident, including the Hudston Dive Team, Illinois State Police, and McLean County Sheriff’s Office.