Body found by geocacher in Illinois

[+larryc43230]

Authorities investigating body of man found in preserve

 

Anyone have further information about this incident? I searched for caches around Lake Carina and didn't find anything that matched. The cache in question might have been archived by now.

 

--Larry

Edited June 25, 2014 by larryc43230

[Pup Patrol]

Authorities investigating body of man found in preserve

 

Anyone have further information about this incident? I searched for caches around Lake Carina and didn't find anything that matched. The cache in question might have been archived by now.

 

--Larry

 

I'll save folks some clicking....

 

Authorities investigating body of man found in preserve

 

By Mick Zawislak

Article updated: 6/19/2014 5:13 PM

 

Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday evening in a wooded area along the Des Plaines River at the Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Gurnee.

 

The decomposed body was discovered about 7:45 p.m. near a tree along the river bank by a geocacher looking for a hidden item using GPS coordinates, according to John Tannahill, chief of the Lake County Forest Preserve District's Ranger Police.

 

"It was just by coincidence," Tannahill said of the find south of I-94. The geocacher tracked the coordinates of a small plastic box that had been placed in the tree earlier this spring.

 

Tannahill said the body was that of a man who apparently died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was found near the body, Tannahill added. An identification is pending.

 

"The body actually was right next to a tree right on the (river) bank," he said. "Because of the condition of the body, the coroner will have to compare dental records." He could not estimate how long the body had been there.

 

Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd was not immediately available for comment.

 

Geocaching is an activity in which people using GPS coordinates posted on a website find hidden objects.

 

"It's like a high-tech game of hide and seek," Tannahill said. The person who found the body was the first to find the plastic box and immediately called police, he added.

 

Lake Carina is east of Milwaukee Avenue and southwest of I-94 along the Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway. A trail encircles the 53-acre lake and there are woods on the east side between the river and trail.

 

 

B.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Pup Patrol

[+narcissa]

I know at least one geocacher who has found a body while geocaching. It happens.

[BOBBLES WORLD TOUR]

Jeez, you Yanks will do anything for that FTF.

[+Touchstone]

I know at least one geocacher who has found a body while geocaching. It happens.

 

Me too

[4wheelin_fool]

Jeez, you Yanks will do anything for that FTF.

 

It's odd that the hider didn't notice the body, as it had been there a while, as the cache was new.

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

Jeez, you Yanks will do anything for that FTF.

 

It's odd that the hider didn't notice the body, as it had been there a while, as the cache was new.

 

The article states the cache was hidden "earlier in teh spring". That could have been a few months ago.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Jeez, you Yanks will do anything for that FTF.

 

It's odd that the hider didn't notice the body, as it had been there a while, as the cache was new.

 

Coming in from the opposite direction from the hider?

[+Lil Devil]

It looks like it may have been this cache.

 

I'll add it to my Caches where dead bodies have been found bookmark list.

[Pup Patrol]

I know at least one geocacher who has found a body while geocaching. It happens.

 

Another COG geocaching team also found a dead body this past winter.

 

I know of a "lcoal" cache that had to be disabled because human remains were found in the vicinity of the cache, in a small park.

 

 

B.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Pup Patrol

[+funkymunkyzone]

It looks like it may have been this cache.

 

I'll add it to my Caches where dead bodies have been found bookmark list.

 

Here's another one you can add to your list: http://coord.info/GC2086K

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10677622

[+SwineFlew]

I know at least one geocacher who has found a body while geocaching. It happens.

So do I... it happens out at the coast in Oregon. It was a group of cachers when they discover a body.

 

It seems that cachers do run into those things because we cachers tends to go places that most people wont go because there is a cache there waiting to be found. Otherwise, nobody would be there.

Edited June 27, 2014 by SwineFlew

[+gutterpunkz]

Thats a pretty nice list on your bookmark there

[+colleda]

Jeez, you Yanks will do anything for that FTF.

Nah, it was the other way 'round. The thought of logging a DNF was too much.

[+Pork King]

"It's like a high-tech game of hide and seek," Tannahill said. The person who found the body was the first to find the plastic box and immediately called police, he added.

 

Morbid and sad and yada yada yada, but I really liked the part where they went ahead and found the cache before calling police.

 

Also, the first thing that popped into my head was if the decomposing gentleman in question chose that spot in order to be found at a later date. Heck of a FTF prize.

[+popokiiti]

How tragic, and what a shock for the cacher. If it had been a while since the person died, at least the aroma may have dissipated somewhat.....

[+Lil Devil]

... I really liked the part where they went ahead and found the cache before calling police.

Well you know, after you place the call it's going to take a while for the police to show up. Might as well wander over and find the cache. Plus then when the cops ask why you were there, and they've never heard of geocaching, you can easily show them the box to prove your reason for being there.

[+larryc43230]

... I really liked the part where they went ahead and found the cache before calling police.

Well you know, after you place the call it's going to take a while for the police to show up. Might as well wander over and find the cache. Plus then when the cops ask why you were there, and they've never heard of geocaching, you can easily show them the box to prove your reason for being there.

I would also imagine that once the police arrived, they would shoo everybody, including the cacher, away from the area. If you'd really like that smiley, make sure to get it before the police show up.

 

--Larry