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Michael Rodgers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rosiclare, Illinois on Jun 20, 2019

Victim Details

Nov 19, 2019

Jan 12, 2024

Michael

Rodgers

37

30

72 inches

74 inches

200 lbs

225 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 20, 2019

Rosiclare

Illinois

Hardin County

62982

No

74276

Hardin County Sheriff's Office

Elizabethtown

Illinois

Hardin County

62931

104 East Market Street, Illinois

6182872271

County

Law Enforcement

19-HC-78

Hardin County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/13/2026


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On a late spring evening, Michael Dewayne Rodgers was with four friends on a boat in the Ohio River. The group was enjoying the water near the shores of Hardin County, Illinois, and Crittenden County, Kentucky, when their boat overturned. The other four individuals in the boat were rescued from the river, but Rodgers, a 30-year-old man from Rosiclare, Illinois, could not be located. The incident triggered an immediate and extensive search effort involving multiple agencies.

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Last Seen: Jun 20, 2019

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  • Authorities searching for missing person in Ohio River | News - WSIL
  • Hardin County officials call off search for missing fisherman
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