Woman Found Dead At Horseshoe Lake

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Body Of Missing Woman Found

Adria Jean Hatten body found at Horseshoe Lake Recreation Area.
Adria Jean Hatten body found at Horseshoe Lake Recreation Area.

Pontoon Beach - On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Office Officials, being aided by the Illinois State Police Air Patrol, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the St. Clair Special Emergency Services Canine Division, and 15 members of the ILEAS Mobile Field Force located a deceased female in a secluded wooded area, inside Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County.

The female has tentatively been identified as the previously reported missing person: Adria Jean Hatten, 39, of the 500 block of Stowell Street in Alton.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office said the investigation into Hatten’s death is active and ongoing.  An official cause of death is unknown at this point, with an autopsy pending.