Missing Illinois man’s body recovered from Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau

Crews respond to capsized boat on Mississippi River - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) —Emergency crews have returned after responding to a report of a capsized boat on the Mississippi River. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department said crews were dispatched to the Red Star Boat Ramp in Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon. A resident spotted the overturned boat from their downtown apartment and contacted authorities. Crews on the scene confirmed that no one was on board the capsized vessel. Categories…

Missing Illinois man’s body recovered from Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau

Note: This video is from April 18. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Cape Girardeau emergency crews recovered the body of a missing Illinois man Thursday morning in the Mississippi River. According to police, officers received a call around 9 a.m. regarding a body in the water. Crews from the police and fire department later retrieved the body, who was identified as 52-year-old Shane Barendregt. Barendregt went missing on April 16 after falling into the riv…

Cape Girardeau PD: Body recovered from Mississippi River

According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, at approximately 9 a.m. on April 22, officers responded to the Mississippi River near the Redstar access area for a report of a body in the water.