Will County Coroner identifies dead man in pump house

At 6:47 p.m. Tuesday evening, Joliet Police and Fire Departments responded to the U.S. Steel site at 941 Collins Street for a report of a body found there. Police entered a pump house that was flooded with water and found a dead adult male floating in approximately 4 to 5 feet of water. The body appeared to be in an advanced stage of decomposition.

The body was originally discovered by three men and a woman after they entered the area to explore the property. They entered the pump house, saw the body and
called 911. The will County The Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased as 44-year-old Warren Baker, who was homeless at the time of his death. Baker was reported missing by a family member on May 13. He was last seen by his family on April 28 in the 400 block of East Cass Street.

Joliet police are continuing their investigation.