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Coroner identifies body that was found near Illinois River on Sunday
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PEORIA (WEEK) The Peoria County coroner has identified the man who was found dead near the Illinois River in Peoria on Sunday.
Jason Rutherford, 43, of Peoria, died of blunt force trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at the foot of Lorentz Avenue, said Coroner Jamie Harwood.
Peoria Park Police discovered Rutherford s body in a grassy area between the river and a paved parking lot at around 6:40 a.m. Sunday. Several feet away was an ATV, according to authorities.
Rutherford s death, said Harwood, appears to be an accident and no foul play is suspected.
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PEORIA On an otherwise unremarkable day, 17-year-old A saiah Allen cooked breakfast for her household, chatted with relatives and watched TV with her mom.
Then she went into her bedroom, locked the door and quietly killed herself.
Weeks later, while trying to weave funeral plans amid the aching press of sorrow, Jennifer Raines ponders the abrupt death of her daughter. The loss seems especially shocking after A’saiah had fought for years to survive childhood leukemia.
“I don’t know what my baby was thinking that day,” Raines, 43, says quietly between sobs. “Things were normal.”