{"id":7574,"date":"2025-04-03T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7574"},"modified":"2025-04-03T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:04:09","slug":"human-remains-found-at-abandoned-cherry-mine-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7574","title":{"rendered":"Human remains found at abandoned Cherry Mine &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/lzXyusWXwl1VKOC88kKi8VUyT3I%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/UPR2RT3RARA6TDUV3YQ6CQYJ44.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>A death investigation is ongoing after human remains were discovered Saturday outside the village of Cherry at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, the Bureau County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release Monday. <\/span>(Jayce Eustice)<br \/>A death investigation is ongoing after human remains were discovered Saturday outside the village of Cherry at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/bureau-county\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau County<\/a> Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release Monday.<br \/>Deputies were dispatched to the mine about 3:54 p.m. Saturday for the discovery of human remains, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<br \/>\u201cThe body was severely decomposed,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said in the release. \u201cAnd an autopsy will be needed to determine the identity of the deceased and cause of death.\u201d<br \/>The death investigation is ongoing with the Bureau County Coroner with Illinois State Police assisting the Bureau County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNNUlLdjRCOVFQNHlKQnREak9DM2pTUTNxZWNlOFNYaWh2djBxSFpHVS1EMEplXzRFbE9Mbk5KcXVtS2FsVVd1dEJleWFKUFA3XzNmblBFWUlkdGFoLTcwcHpJNFU3WjRWRURjWUV5aTNqdXBiSEc1OVdiTWpwQ1pidmk2Y3lqcmJKTWt1T2xVb2hsTEhSSnpwLTJhMjltWGFzV1pBSEZB?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A death investigation is ongoing after human remains were discovered Saturday outside the village of Cherry at the decommissioned Cherry Mine, the Bureau County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release Monday. 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