Carmi, IL – On March 6th, Illinois State Police Zone 7 Investigations requested the public’s assistance in locating a missing 19-year-old Harrisburg woman, Brooke S. Naylor. She was last seen in Harrisburg on March 3, 2019. Her abandoned Chevrolet Malibu was located on the Eldorado Ridgeway Blacktop approximately halfway between Illinois Route 142 and Illinois Route 1.
On Friday, March 8, 2019 at approximately 5:40 P.M. a member of the search team located Brooke S. Naylor, deceased. The body was located south of Pot Hole Lane in rural Gallatin County.
An autopsy is scheduled to be completed, March 9th, and the investigation into this incident continues.
A deadly tornado ripped through Alabama on Sunday, killing at least 23 that was part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast.
Among the other fatalities was an 8-year-old girl, according to rescue officials. Her identity was not released. Unconfirmed reports identified a 6-year-old boy as another victim.
The National Weather Service says the tornado was at least an EF3 with winds between 136 and 165 mph.