ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — UPDATE: 22-year-old Bernard Banks was identified by the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help to identify the body of a man found in the Rock River near the Auburn Street bridge last week.
According to police, the deceased is a black male between 18-30 years old, 5’8″ and weighing 125 to 140 lbs. He has black, shoulder-length dreadlocks and a mustache with chin hair. Police said he also had growths and deformities on both ear lobes, and a tattoo on his left forearm that reads “Divine.”
The man was also wearing blue jeans with white stripes down each leg, a white tank top, black coat with a hoodie attached, and black boots.
Police said no signs of foul play or trauma were found in the autopsy, and no fingerprint records were matched.