Body found in river in Dixon, Ill. identified

(Dixon, IL) -- A body pulled from the Rock River in Dixon, Illinois earlier this week is identified.

On Thursday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body in the river south of Lowell Park in Dixon. The body was confirmed and removed with assistance from the Dixon Rural Fire watercraft.

An autopsy was performed on Friday and the body was identified as 28 year old Patrick Reum of Rockford, IL. He was reported missing on December 12, 2020.

The man’s family has been notified. The investigation into his death is ongoing.


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