Body found near abandoned Franklin County coal mine

WEST FRANKFORT, IL. — An autopsy is scheduled for today on a body found near an abandoned Franklin County coal mine over the weekend.

The badly decomposed body was found Saturday near the Old Ben #9 mine near West Frankfort.

The investigation is ongoing.

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