UPDATED 11:15 A.M. | McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said preliminary results from an autopsy conducted Sunday morning show the 31-year-old Downs man whose body was found in a private pond on Saturday had drowned.
Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said in a news release on Saturday the body of Tyler Graf was located in the pond in the 8000 block of Elm Street, around 4:48 p.m.
Yoder and Sandage said in a joint statement there is no evidence of altercation or assault. They said toxicology results are pending.
Authorities requested sonar equipment from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conversation Police to assist in the search.
Graf was pronounced dead at 5 p.m.
Rescue crews started searching for Graf last Saturday morning after family members reported him missing. Graf was last seen on a trail along a creek near his residence between 5 and 5:30 a.m. April 11.
The sheriff’s office led the search investigation along with the McLean County Emergency Management Agency’s search and rescue team, the Hudson Fire Department’s dive team, Downs Fire Department and others.
Authorities haven’t released any further information. They said Graf's death remains under investigation by the McLean County Coroner's Office and McLean County Sheriff's Department.
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