A body pulled from the Ohio River between southern Illinois and western Kentucky this weekend is believed to be that of Juggalo, a follower of the band The Insane Clown Posse, which held its annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Hardin County, Ill., over the weekend.
According to Kentucky State Police, the man was identified as 24-year-old Jesse Waters of Murphreesboro, Tenn. According to The Associated Press, the man was dressed as a Juggalo and state police suspect he was in attendance at The Gathering. State police said the body of the man was found in the river in the Sturgeon Island area of Union County late Sunday afternoon.
Trooper Corey King, public information officer with Post 16 in Henderson, said at this point the cause of death is unknown, but no foul play is suspected. An autopsy was performed today in Louisville, but many of the test results, including toxicology, won't be available for a couple of weeks.
"It certainly looks accidental," Trooper King said.
Authorities have conducted several interviews to rule out the possibility of foul play.
Waters marks the third death related to The Gathering since it has been held in Hardin County beginning in 2007. The event has drawn as many as 8,000 to the rural farm on which the festival is held.
