Submerged vehicle in Lake Osborne leads to investigation of missing person

Above / Lake Osborne is located south of the Naperville Public Safety Campus on Aurora Avenue and north of Oswego Road. (PN File Photo)

Joint Statement from the Naperville Police Department and the Berwyn Police Department

On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, just before 11AM, divers from the Naperville Fire Department were conducting training exercises in Lake Osborne, located just south of the Naperville Public Safety Campus on Aurora Avenue, when they discovered a submerged vehicle in the southwest portion of the lake.

Naperville Police officers, detectives, and crime scene technicians were called to the scene to assist with the recovery of the vehicle and initiate an investigation. At approximately 3:40PM, the vehicle was removed from the lake and identified as a 1992 Nissan Maxima.

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