Law enforcement said the cause of death remains unknown pending toxicology testing. 4 and discovered a male floating near the south bank of the Illinois River about a quarter mile from a nearby bridge.Īuthorities were able to positively identify the body through dental records and DNA testing.
The Illinois Search and Rescue Council expanded their search to the LaSalle-Peru area on Sept. The clothing he was seen wearing on the surveillance footage from the retail store, including a blue Detroit Lions baseball hat, black Jimi Hendrix T-shirt and white and silver shorts were found inside the vehicle.Īfter discovering the abandoned vehicle, the Peru Police Department established a command post and searched the surrounding area with the help of a K-9 unit, Illinois State Police, aerial drones and people on the ground, but were unable to find Day.
His vehicle, a Chrysler 300, was located two days later “concealed in a wooded area” in Peru, Illinois but there was no sign of the missing 25-year-old. entering a marijuana dispensary called Beyond/Hello in Bloomington Illinois, according to a statement from the Bloomington Police.
The LaSalle County Coroner positively identified a body found floating in the Illinois River earlier this month as that of 25-year-old Jelani Day, who vanished at the end of August, according to a joint release Thursday from the agencies involved in the search.ĭay was last seen on Aug. The body of a missing Illinois State University graduate student has been positively identified nearly a month after he disappeared under “suspicious circumstances.”
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