IL IL - Tina Donovan, 45, Ottawa, reported missing 14 Jan 2020

[mlhenn]

Case involving missing Ottawa woman, Tina Donovan, remains open | The Times

Nov 27
The Ottawa Police Department still is continuing its investigation in the search for a missing Ottawa woman.

Evidence suggests Donovan entered the Illinois River near the Starved Rock Locak and Dam, said Police Det. Sgt. Kyle Booras. A large-scale ground and water search was conducted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and the Ottawa Police Department, along with several local fire departments, and Ottawa and Peru river rescue teams.

The case remains an open investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Ottawa Police Department at 815-433-2131 or the Illinois Conservation Police at 815-632-4010.

 

[mlhenn]

One year since Ottawa woman went missing

Jan 13, 2021
An Ottawa woman is still missing along the Illinois River after disappearing a year ago.

Authorities say on January 14th, 2020, 45-year-old Tina M. Donovon possibly entered the water at Starved Rock State Park.

Her vehicle and belongings were found in the lodge parking lot.

More details have emerged regarding her activities the day she was last seen, including her reportedly leaving a letter and withdrawing some funds from her bank account.

Video surveillance was said to have been viewed by authorities showing Donovon leaving her vehicle in the parking lot of the lodge and walking to the trail entrance on crutches.
The crutches and other items were found days later along the rivers edge.

The Conservation Police stated in late January that the search was being considered a recovery effort.

 

[mlhenn]

Praying that loved ones get closure.

 

[CastlesBurning]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Two years since Ottawa woman went missing from Starved Rock State Park

Tina Mae Donovan – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 01/13/2020
• Missing From Ottawa, Illinois
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Age 45 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4, 160 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black coat
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Donovan was using crutches and had her right foot in a black walking boot at the time of her disappearance.

Details of Disappearance​

Donovan was last seen withdrawing money from her bank account in Ottawa, Illinois at 1:45 p.m. on January 13, 2020. Her cellular phone pinged at Starved Rock State Park at 5:23 p.m. She has never been heard from again.

After her disappearance, her car was found parked at Starved Rock Lodge. Video footage showed a woman matching Donovan's description and using crutches walking from the parking lot towards the trail entrance. After a search, authorities found Donovan's crutches and other belongings at the base of a cliff, on the banks of the Illinois River near the lock and dam.

When Donovan disappeared, she left a cryptic note and sent letters talking about "eating from the tree of life." Authorities believe her body is in the Illinois River, but it has never been found.

Investigating Agency​

• Ottawa Police Department 815-433-2131

Source Information​

• NamUs
• Shaw Local News Network

 

[CastlesBurning]

My big question - if Tina was suicidal, as appears to be suggested, then why would she have bothered to withdraw money from her account? Unless it was just a small amount like for gas money to the state park or something...

 

[Pennysmom1]

Tina is still listed as missing. I pray she is recovered someday soon.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov