JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) An investigation has been started after the death of a Freeburg man on Kinkaid Lake.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the family of Benjamin Sigman alerted authorities when the 36-year-old did not return home Wednesday after a fishing trip.
Sheriff’s deputies found Sigman’s pickup truck and trailer parked at the Paul Ice boat launch.
Multiple rescue and dive teams were then called in to help with the search.
Around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday authorities found Sigman’s boat unoccupied. Around 11:50 p.m., Sigman’s body was pulled from the water.
Foul play is not suspected.
JACKSON COUNTY, IL â The Jackson County Sheriff s Office says a boater was found dead in Kinkaid Lake Wednesday night.Â
Deputies say 36-year-old Benjamin Sigman, of Freeburg, Illinois, went to Kinkaid Lake alone early Wednesday morning to fish. Around 5 p.m., deputies say a family member called and asked for a welfare check for Sigman since he had not returned home and was not answering his phone.Â
Deputies say they found Sigman s pick-up truck and boat trailer parked on the Paul Ice boat launch in rural Murphysboro, but Sigman s boat was not with the trailer.Â
The Jackson County Sheriff s Office boat and rescue team, along with the Murphysboro Fire Department, Benton Fire Department, and members of the Franklin County Dive team were called to the scene.Â