Ally Sidloski jumped into lake without life jacket, reveals desperate 911 call that also recorded sobbing woman
Ally Sidloski, a University of Cincinnati soccer player drowned in an Ohio park lake on Saturday, May 22. The last time she was seen, she was hanging onto the platform of a boat on William Harsha Lake. Sidloski's remains were recovered on Sunday, May 23 at 1 am at East Fork State Park.
It was revealed that there were 15 people on the boat including Sidloski. A 911 call was released to the media, and according to it, Sidloski was seen without the lifejacket. The call also recorded a woman sobbing.
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A report in Local 12 stated that the 911 call took place as follows. “911, where’s your emergency?” asked the operator to which a male caller responded, "Hi, we’re on East Fork Lake. A girl jumped in." This man also added, "She does not have a life jacket on. She has not surfaced yet.” The call was made at 4.48 pm on Saturday. The man sounded desperate as he tried to direct his friends to dive at the right spot in an attempt to save Sidloski. He could be heard saying, "Go about 20 yards that way and you’re just about there." In the background, a woman was heard sobbing.
Women’s soccer coach at UC, Neil Stafford, got a call that night that said, "It looks like there's been an accident." He recalled that he was shocked because he had just spoken to her hours before. Stafford said, "How positive and how good she was feeling and how excited she was," and added, "It was like, ‘There’s no way this could have happened. I was just talking with her this afternoon." He also said “Everything that’s coming from this, I’m grateful for,” and added, “I’d give it all back in a heartbeat if we would get Ally back, but Ally would want us to keep moving forward.”
In addition to this, the caller also explained that they saw Sidloski hanging off of the swim board and she was seen taking a breath, holding her nose before she went under and did not come back up. The boat that Sidloski was on was a 21-foot, 2018 Yamaha speed boat, which also had 14 other people. It was also reported that the boat was officially meant for a group consisting of 10 individuals and that this is one of the things that will be included in the investigation along with Sidloski's toxicology report.
Sidloski's body was found closer to a dam at Harsha Lake and the officials said, "ODNR reminds watercraft users to operate their equipment responsibly, always wear a life jacket and pay close attention to local conditions and posted advisories, Sidloski is survived by her parents and two sisters."