An Effingham man died while trying to save a fellow kayaker. According to reports, 35-year-old Wallace Darkow, Jr. was trying to rescue a woman after they got caught in a bad current on the Kaskaskia River, near Cowden. The Shelby County Dive Team, which had been searching for Darkow since Saturday, has found his body, but is having trouble retrieving it from the water.
Effingham Man Dies on Kaskaskia River
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Jul 3, 2018 | 9:18 AM