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Body Found Near Lake Hillsboro

A body has been found on Wednesday morning by Hillsboro Police. According to Hillsboro Police Chief Randy Leetham, at 10:15 AM on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, Montgomery County 9-1-1 received a call of a suspected body near 781 City Lake Road in Old Lake Hillsboro.  Hillsboro Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police responded, and requested the services of the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department Dive and Rescue Team for a body recovery, and also the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. 

 

The body was identified as 56-year-old Robert Miles Harris of Hillsboro.  Harris was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner at 10:20 AM.  A search warrant for a nearby vehicle was obtained through the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.  The warrant was obtained and executed, and a note was recovered from inside the vehicle.  There are no indications of a criminal element involved with the death.  

 

A forensic autopsy has been scheduled for Friday, March 3rd and the investigation continues by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office and the Hillsboro Police Department. 

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