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Champaign man found dead in Middle Fork River

Jana Wiersema, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

Updated May 23, 2024 at 2:44 AM

May 21—DANVILLE — A local man has been found dead in Vermilion County.

The body of Jose Alberto Lopez-Fernandez of Champaign, 23, was recovered from the Middle Fork River at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday by the Vermilion County Sheriff's Office and Illinois Conservation Police, said Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden.

According to McFadden, Lopez-Fernandez was last seen Sunday afternoon at Kickapoo State Park in the river. His family has been notified, and an autopsy has been scheduled.

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