Body of missing man found
Eleanor Gray
Published Mar 14, 2026
The body of a missing man was found in Little Swan Lake on Friday.
Warren County Coroner Al McGuire, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police were called to Little Swan Lake in Avon around 9:22 a.m.
The body of Marty Thurman, 70, was discovered.
Thurman went missing on March 23. He was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m. on Friday.
An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of Thurman’s death. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Warren County Coroner and the Illinois State Police are investigating.
