JOLIET, Illinois (CBS) —A decomposed body was found Tuesday evening in a flooded US Steel pumping station in Joliet.
At approximately 6:47 p.m., Joliet police and firefighters responded to the residence at 941 Collins Street after three men and a woman found the body while canvassing the scene.
Upon entering the flooded pump house, officers found the body of a dead man in approximately 4-5 feet of water. Police said the body was in the “advanced stages of decomposition.”
A US Steel representative confirmed that the building is an old one that has been closed for a long time.
The body was recovered by the Joliet Fire Department. The Will County Coroner’s Office will determine the man’s identity and cause of death.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division at 815-724-3020 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at crimestoppersofwillcounty.org to remain anonymous.
