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Hillsboro Man Killed In A Boating Accident

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:42:46 CDT
(Hillsboro)--Authorities are investigating an apparent boating accident on Glen Shoals Lake that killed a Hillsboro man. A lake resident contacted authorities Sunday afternoon, and reported that a man was in the water near Irving Cove.

The Hillsboro Fire Department Dive Team was called to the area to search for the victim. Following a three hour search, the body of Robert "Bob" Price of Hillsboro was located. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Montgomery County Coroner Rick Broaddus.

The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.