***UPDATE*** 1/28 4:19 P.M.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has announced Hamm died of exposure to the cold. He said Hamm appeared to have fallen while outside and, for reasons not yet clear, was unable to pull himself back up.
He had no trauma, and no foul play was evident.
A toxicology test was pending.
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PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputies have found a man dead on his Chillicothe property.
PCSO had been searching Wednesday afternoon for 57-year-old Kent Hamm, who was last seen at the Knox St. Shell in Chillicothe.
The office released a statement shortly before 5:00 saying Hamm was located on his property in the 17000 block of Holiday Harbor Ln.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said he was going to conduct an autopsy on Thursday.
Hamm was listed as the owner of Hamm’s Septic and Tree Service.
