The search for a missing Prophetstown man who fell into the Rock River on Monday afternoon resumed on Tuesday morning.
The man was reported missing around 5:00 PM Monday when tracks from a riding lawn mower were discovered on the river bank behind his home leading into the river. The home sits about forty feet above the river with a very steep bank.
Searchers recovered the mower around 7:00 PM Monday from the water but saw no sign of the owner.
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office is leading the search effort along with Prophetstown Police, Prophetstown Fire, Erie Fire, Lyndon Fire, Prophetstown Ambulance, Rock Falls Fire, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Yorktown Search and Rescue and Quad Cities Search Dive Team.
On Tuesday morning crews gathered in the Prophetstown State Park, about a half mile up river from where the incident, to resume the search operation. Initially divers focused on the area near where the mower was discovered but found nothing.
The search was still actively underway at Noon with multiple boats in the water.
