KANKAKEE COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Nasir Douglas, of Bradley, Illinois, has been identified as the victim found dead inside a submerged vehicle in Kankakee County Thursday.

Douglas, 20, was found deceased in a vehicle that was pulled Thursday morning from the Kankakee River.

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According to reports, police were notified of a submerged vehicle in the Kankakee River Thursday morning around 9 a.m. near the North Schuyler Avenue bridge.

Officials searched throughout the day, when at some point, the vehicle recovered with Douglas inside.

He was pronounced dead at around 5 p.m.

A cause of death was not provided.

An autopsy will be performed Friday to determine the cause and manner of death.

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