Multiple boats from area fire departments began searching the Rock River about a half mile down river from the Prophetstown State Park about 6:00 PM on Monday evening. Crews were looking for an elderly person who apparently went into the river with a riding lawn mower while mowing the yard.
The Prophetstown Police received a report of a missing person around 5:30 PM and responded to an address where tracks were seen on the river bank leading into the water. The residence involved sits on a high bank about forty feet above the river.
Boats and personnel from several departments including Prophetstown, Lyndon, Erie, Rock Falls, and a search and rescue team from Yorktown responded to the scene. The mower was located in the river and subsequently removed.
Search crews worked until dark leaving just the Yorktown Search and Rescue crew on the water using electronic equipment to continue the search.
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Prayers that the gentleman will be found quickly. God bless his heart.