Body Of Thomas Howe, Antioch Man Missing Since January 22, Found In Des Plaines River Near Libertyville
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (CBS) -- The body of Thomas "Tommy" Howe was found in the Des Plaines River near Libertyville Tuesday, more than three weeks after he was reported missing.
Howe's parents had been offering a $10,000 reward as they ask for the public's help in finding their son.
Police said he had last been seen around 11 a.m. on Jan. 22, after he was involved a crash near the Tri-State Tollway and Illinois Route 176 in Libertyville. Howe was last seen wearing a gray North Face jacket and jeans.
His work cell phone was found two days later in the Old School Forest Preserve in Mettawa.
Antioch police said last Friday, a kayaker in the Des Plaines River saw a jacket along the shoreline that matched the description of the one Howe was last seen wearing.
The kayaker called police, and teams of K9 units and fire department dive teams spent Friday and Saturday searching the river. Due to unfavorable conditions, the search had to be called off until Tuesday afternoon, when a body preliminarily identified as Howe's was found.
The Lake County Sheriff's Coroner's offices will investigate Howe's death further.