Boater found dead in Kinkaid Lake in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, IL â The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says a boater was found dead in Kinkaid Lake Wednesday night. Deputies say 36-year-old Benjamin Sigman, of Freeburg, Illinois, went to Kinkaid Lake alone early Wednesday morning to fish. Around 5 p.m., deputies say a family member called and asked for a welfare check for Sigman since he had not returned home and was not answering his phone. Deputies say they found Sigman's pick-up truck and boat trailer parked on the Paul Ice boat launch in rural Murphysboro, but Sigman's boat was not with the trailer. The Jackson Count...