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