2 boys who drowned in Illinois River ID'd as young brothers

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Two boys who drowned last week in central Illinois after being swept into the Illinois River have been identified as brothers.

Briston M. Dunmire, 15, and Jorden L. Dunmire, 12, both of Beardstown, died Sunday and preliminary results suggest they drowned, Scott Lummis, the Cass County death examiner announced Tuesday.

The siblings were playing in shallow water along the river's edge on the evening of Aug. 6 near downtown Beardstown when they apparently wandered too far from the bank, became caught in the current and vanished, The State Journal-Register reported.

Following a multi-agency search, Jorden Dunmire's body was found the following morning not far from where he and his brother were last seen near a bridge over the river,

The body of Briston Dunmire, who turned 15 on Aug. 1, was recovered on Aug. 8.

Services for both boys were scheduled for Thursday at Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown, which is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Springfield.