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A 78-year-old man drowned Friday in the Illinois River, the La Salle County Coroner’s Office said in a Monday news release.
The coroner’s office was dispatched Friday to 1499 Route 71 after a man lost his footing and fell into the Illinois River near that address. The Ottawa River Rescue Squad recovered the man, identified as Paul A. Forino, near the river’s edge. A Grand Ridge paramedic attempted life-saving measures. Grand Ridge and Ottawa fire departments responded to the scene.
A forensic investigative autopsy was conducted Sunday. Preliminary results are pending. The La Salle County Coroner’s Office and La Salle County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the drowning.