A grisly discovering over the holiday weekend in the Illinois River.
On Saturday morning, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office was called about a body discovered in the Illinois River behind Liberty Steel in Bartonville. A fisherman saw the body southwest of the Shade-Lohmann Bridge near the Peoria Lock and Dam.
The Peoria County Coroner’s Office says the body is that of a black male. At the time of their report, the coroner’s office said the age of the man is unknown due to the condition of how the body was found.
The coroner’s office believes the body had been in the Illinois River for several hours before being found. Preliminary findings show no obvious signs of trauma, according to the coroner’s report.
