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When two personal watercraft operators set out for a Saturday of summer fun on the Illinois River, they didn't realize they would be called upon to save lives. According to an account in the Peoria Star-Journal, the pair, Josh Bradshaw and Erik Watson, saw the 50-foot harbor boat ITV Midwest 1 sinking on the afternoon of June 25 and rescued two men, identified as Capt. Dick Hamrn and his grandson. Bradshaw told the Star-Journal the boat sank in only three minutes. The sinking took place at Mile 166, just north of the McCIugage Bridge in downtown Peoria, which is in the process of gaining a new span and additional lanes that are expected to be complete sometime in 2023. |