No Foul Play Involved in Shumway Man's Death

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Published on August 26 2015 4:38 pm
Last Updated on August 26 2015 4:38 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

No foul play was involved in the Monday night death of a Shumway man.

60-year-old Linus G. Koester was found at his home. Effingham County Sheriff's Department notified the Effingham County Coroner's Office at 8:40pm Monday regarding a deceased man in Shumway. Effingham County Deputy Coroner Gerry Kingery pronounced Koester dead at 9:10pm.

Shumway firefighters assisted the sheriff's department and the coroner's office at the scene.

An autopsy is not scheduled to be performed.