On 01-12-11, Macon County Sheriff's Department received a report of a missing lone canoeist on the Sangamon River West of Decatur. The missing subject's canoe had been located capsized and snagged on a log jam. The subject had launched at Wyckle's Bridge at approximately 1300 hours on 01-11-11. The subject was not wearing a personal flotation device. An extensive search was conducted. The subject's body was recovered on 01-16-11, at 9:42am by search personnel. The body was in 4.5 feet of water approximately 50 yards downstream from the canoe. Autopsy results indicated drowning as cause of death.
Decatur                       