On 05/04/11 at approximately 8:40 PM, the Adams County Sheriffs Department was notified of a boat, unit #1 floating without an operator.  Unit #1, a 1992 Landau Jon Boat IL registration # IL 4057 HK was located floating on the Mississippi River Pool #21 just south of the Bayview Bridge in Quincy IL.  Canton Marine Towing Co. towed unit #1 into the boat ramp at Front and Hampshire in Quincy.   The Adams County Sheriff’s Department learned through their investigation Operator had last contacted family members on 05/04/11 at approximately 5:30 PM.  Operator was last seen at the Twin Oaks Bar drinking alcohol for several hours.  Operator was known to drink alcohol almost every day.  Operator left the Twin Oaks Bar by boat to return to his river cabin home and has not been heard from again.
          
     Over the period of a week, a search was conducted by the Illinois Conservation Police, Adams County Sheriffs Department and Adams County Volunteer Emergency Corps utilizing side scanning sonar technology and cadaver dogs in an attempt to locate Operator.  
     On 05/14/11 the Adams County Volunteer Emergency Corps recovered Operator''s body on the Mississippi River pool #22 south of Beebe Island.  Operator''s body was turned over to the Adams County Coroner and transported to Springfield IL for autopsy.
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