Drowning Incident in Fayette County

Fayette County Coroner David Harris reports that he was dispatched for a possible drowning late Sunday afternoon.

Harris advised that 20-year-old Logan Fornoff of Springfield, Illinois and friends were swimming in the Kaskaskia River south of Vandalia. Witnesses reported that Fornoff went into a hollow log under the water while hogging for fish and did not resurface. His friends recovered him, called 911 and began CPR.

Fornoff was transported to Fayette County Hospital where was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m.