Crime & Safety

Woman Drowns in Pool at Her South Barrington Home

An elderly woman was found drowned in a pool at her South Barrington home on Sunday, according to the Daily Herald. 

Betty Stas, 86, had heart and lung disease and her death has been ruled an accident, according to the article. 

A neighbor — who often brought Stas her newspaper on Sunday — found the woman floating in the pool at her home in the 0 to 100 block of Beachnut Drive in South Barrington about 12:30 p.m., according to the Chicago Sun-Times. 

Stas was staying at the home with family who were away at the time of the drowning, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. 

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