Authorities Investigating Discovery of Body Near Pike Bridge

Authorities investigating discovery of body near Pike bridge

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body on an embankment near Champ Clark Bridge in Pike County.

ISP: Rockport’s man body discovered near Champ Clark Bridge

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Man found dead near Champ Clark Bridge in Pike Co. Illinois

PITTSFIELD, Ill.–On February 16, 2026, at approximately 12:57 p.m., Pike County Dispatch received information from the Illinois State Police advising that troopers had responded to the area of the Champ Clark Bridge in Pike County, Illinois, for a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the bridge. Upon arrival, an Illinois State Police Trooper located a deceased male on the south side of US Highway 54 on the embankment near the bridge. The i…