DeWitt County Coroner identifies man who drowned at Clinton Lake

Posted on June 10, 2021
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DeWitt County Corner Randy Rice said an autopsy is scheduled. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Blake Haas

CLINTON – DeWitt County Coroner Randy Rice has identified a Pontiac man that drowned in Clinton Lake on Wednesday.

Around 4:00 p.m. DeWitt County Sheriffs police were called to the boat ramp on Clinton Lake for a missing person in the water.

According to the Clinton Fire Department, a first alarm water rescue brought in Decatur fire with a dive team and Harristown fire for a boat with a sonar.

Additionally, another dive team was requested from Cornbelt Fire and a light tower from the Warrensburg fire department.

After crews arrived, Coroner Rice identified the missing victim as Armando Borrego Jr., 53, of Pontiac.

Rice said Borrego Jr. was swimming toward a Jetski that was on the lake when he went under in a press release.

An autopsy is scheduled for today.

The fire departments from Decatur, Harristown, Cornbelt, and Warrensburg assisted with the DeWitt County Sheriff’s office, Illinois Conservation Police, and DCEMS.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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