The LaSalle County Coroner s Office has released the names of the three men who were killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park last Thursday. They have been identified as 39-year-old Immer E. Rivera Tejada, 26-year-old Guillermo E. Rivera Tejada, and 36-year-old Rafael R. Rivera Tajada, all of Chicago.
The three are thought to have ignited a black powder substance along the Illinois River near Utica. Authorities haven t said why, but don t suspect any criminal intent. The men s deaths are thought to be accidental.
The investigation into the explosion is ongoing.
UpdatedMon, May 10, 2021 at 4:21 pm CT
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Starved Rock State Park is near Utica, Illinois. (Tim Moran/Patch)
UTICA, IL The three men who died after authorities said they ignited a black powder near Starved Rock State Park have been identified by the LaSalle County Coroner s Office.
The bodies of Immer Rivera Tejada, 39, Guillermo Rivera Tejada, 26, and Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, were discovered last Thursday night near the old Route 178 bridge, according to LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch.
While investigators are still looking into the incident, authorities said the explosion appears to have been an accident while the three men were fishing.
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