Missing boaterâs body recovered from Kinkaid Lake
Body of missing boater recovered from Kinkaid Lake
By Amber Ruch | December 17, 2020 at 11:21 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 5:50 PM
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A missing boaterâs body was recovered from Kinkaid Lake hours after he went fishing alone.
Jackson County Sheriffâs deputies responded to a request for a welfare check on the lake at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16.
They said Benjamin A. Sigman, 36, of Freeburg, Ill., went fishing alone early Wednesday morning, failed to return home and was not answering phone calls.
When deputies arrived at the Paul Ice boat launch in rural Murphysboro, they found Sigmanâs truck and boat trailer parked on the boat launch. His boat was not with the trailer.