{"id":21059,"date":"2025-10-20T11:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=21059"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:35:58","slug":"man-found-dead-at-petro-stopping-center-in-effingham-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/21059-man-found-dead-at-petro-stopping-center-in-effingham-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Found Dead at Petro Stopping Center in Effingham Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>At approximately 11:30 am on Sunday, the Effingham City Police Department received a call of an unresponsive individual at the Petro Stopping Center in Effingham, Illinois. Officers responded and located the individual near the gas pumps. The male was transported to HSHS St. Anthony&#8217;s Memorial Hospital by Rural Med EMS where he was pronounced deceased at 11:55 am by the emergency room physician. He was identified as Rodney Mangum, age 53 of Harrisville, Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>The Coroner\u2019s office was notified and responded to the emergency room. Next of kin were contacted in Mississippi and were advised of his death. Medical information from his family and primary physician were requested by the Coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation continues by the Effingham County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At approximately 11:30 am on Sunday, the Effingham City Police Department received a call of an unresponsive individual at the Petro Stopping Center in Effingham, Illinois. 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