East Peoria Police and emergency personnel responded to a call from Bass Pro Shops, at 1000 Bass Pro Shops Drive, around 11 a.m. Saturday, indicating someone was found in the river face down.
East Peoria Police Chief Steve Roegge said a white male was recovered by the East Peoria Fire Department not far from the shore of the Illinois River. Someone on the water made the 9-1-1 call to police after seeing a body floating.
The Tazewell County Coroner was called to the scene.
An ongoing investigation is being handled by East Peoria Police, The Tazewell County Coroner’s Office and the Illinois State Police Crime Lab.
The man’s identity has not been released.
