CHANNAHON (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Fire officials believe they recovered the body of a missing tugboat captain who, on Monday, fell overboard on the Des Plaines River.
In a written statement Tuesday, the Channahon Fire Department said a body was recovered from the Des Plaines Rivers matching the description of 50-year-old crew member Artie Odom.
The Will County Coroner has not yet determined a cause of death.
Odom was last seen aboard the “Hamilton” about 12:30 p.m. Monday when it refueled in Channahon, according to the Great Lakes division of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Odom was noticed missing after the vessel passed through the Dresden Lock and Dam, according to the Coast Guard and a statement from Channahon fire officials.
The Channahon Fire Protection District said it established a search area between Interstate 55 and the Dresden Lock and Dam. The Coast Guard provided a helicopter, fire officials said.
Search efforts concluded at nightfall and resumed about 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed
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