Foot Hooked by Boy Fishing in Lake Turns Out to Be Prop

Antioch, Ill. - Crews searched a north suburban lake after a boy fishing hooked what he thought was a human foot, but after several hours, a search determined that the foot came from a Halloween prop.

Divers and sonar teams spent nearly nine hours searching Lake Marie, near Antioch, a release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities said the boy hooked the foot and reeled it to within three feet of his boat before it fell back into the murky lake water.

Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief John Skillman said the search was launched because the boy was considered a reliable source.

The fake foot was found Wednesday evening with the use of sonar.

“Needless to say everyone involved is relieved that the foot turned out to be a fake one,” Lake County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Christopher Thompson said in the release.

Foot Hooked by Boy Fishing was Prop | Originally reported by: myFOXChicago.com