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Coroner: 30-year-old man from Italy dies at Illinois' Rock Cut State Park

By Staff report,

2 days ago

The Winnebago County Coroner has released the name of the man whose body was found Tuesday morning in Rock Cut State Park's Pierce Lake.

Marin Gherta, 30, of Italy, was pronounced dead at 7:19 a.m. Tuesday after authorities found his body in Pierce Lake.

Gherta had been missing since Saturday.

According to the coroner's report, a preliminary investigation revealed that Gherta went to Rock Cut State Park on Friday to go camping.

Gherta's friends notified authorities that their friend was missing on Saturday.

Illinois State Conservation Police and other area fire departments searched Pierce Lake throughout the weekend but were unable to locate Gherta until early Tuesday. His body was located about 20 yards from shore near the Hickory Hills campground..

The preliminary cause of death is drowning. Toxicology results are pending.

This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Coroner: 30-year-old man from Italy dies at Illinois' Rock Cut State Park

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