9-year-old drowns in Kaskaskia River in rural Illinois

9-year-old drowns in Kaskaskia River in rural Illinois

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ill. – First responders in Fayette County recovered the body of a nine-year-old girl Sunday morning after she disappeared in the Kaskaskia River the day prior. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, the drowning happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday near the Wren Bridge area, approximately 17 miles northeast of Vandalia. The sheriff’s office learned a girl had been swept underneath logs and other debris in the river and b…