BODY FOUND 4/16/24 The
Effingham County Dive Rescue Team was called into action on Sunday Night. The
Dive Rescue Team was called just before 7 pm to assist the Altamont Police
Department with recovering a body, located in a pond just south of Interstate
70. Effingham
County Coroner Kim Rhodes said the man was identified as 30-year-old Jacob Lee
McGuire, who was last known to be living in Montrose. Rhodes said McGuire had last been seen on
March 30th, but was officially reported missing on Sunday, just
hours before his body was recovered. She
said a group of people fishing at the pond found McGuire's body. The
Dive Rescue Team and Altamont police were assisted by the Effingham County
Sheriff's Office and the Effingham County Coroner's Office with the initial
investigation and recovery of the body. The
Dive Rescue Team was on scene for about 3 hours. 