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Fulton County crews search for missing boater

BERNADOTTE - Rescue crews are expected to return to the Spoon River as they search for a man whose boat likely capsized in western Illinois flood waters.

WGIL Radio reports the man was last seen Monday evening in Bernadotte, in Fulton County. Authorities haven't released his name, but say he's 66.

The search is set to resume Tuesday morning.

Bernadotte is about 40 miles southwest of Peoria.

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