RedactedNarrative: On 01/08/2021, at approximately 8:15am, I, CPO was notified of a missing kayaker on the Illinois River in Peoria County. The Peoria County Sheriff''s Office advised they had received a call at 7:32pm to report subject’s wife had not returned from kayaking on the Illinois River. Peoria County Sheriff''s Department responded to IL Route 29 and 9200 Block of North Cross St. to meet with the caller, Subject1. 
  
  Subject1 explained he had dropped his wife off at the 9200 Block of North Cross Street, along the Illinois River at 3:00 PM, on 01/07/21, to kayak down the river, to the Peoria River Plex Facility (approx. 3 miles). Subject1 explained his Wife Victim notified him by cell phone that she was turning around / not continuing downstream due the large amount of ice in the River. Subject1 stated he didn''t hear from his Wife again and called Peoria County dispatch at approx. 7:30pm to report her missing.  At this time the Peoria Fire Department was notified, and they launched their rescue boat to search the river for Victim. A Life Flight Helicopter out of Peoria also responded to assist with the search. Emergency personnel were unable to locate Victim on 01/07/2021.     
      
  On 01/08/2021, after receiving notification of the reported boating accident, I, CPO, along with Illinois Conservation Police Officers Sgt. and CPO responded to assist with search for the missing kayaker. While in route I received notification of Peoria Fire Department locating a deceased female floating in the river next to a pink kayak, just East of Derby Road, in Peoria. The Peoria FD transported Victim and the kayak to National Marina, in Peoria Heights, were Victim was transferred to the Peoria County Coroner. The kayak was secured in storage until a later date. There was no noticeable damage to the kayak.    
       
  The circumstances leading up to Victim exiting the kayak and ending up in the river are unknown. Victim was found face down in the water wearing a Type III PFD. The air temp on date of incident was approx. 33 degrees with water temp of 32 degrees. Water depth at victim''s location was reported by Peoria FD to be 2.5 feet with ice thickness of .5 - 2 inches. Peoria County Coroner''s final report (received 03/01/2021) list drowning as cause of death with cold exposure (hypothermia) as contributing factor. toxicology report was negative for alcohol and drugs. 
  
  No signs of foul play were discovered during the investigation. It is unknown what caused victim to end up in the frozen river, however; evidence suggest Victim''s death was accidental with the most significant factor being the environmental conditions at time of incident. End of report.