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Bodies of two individuals swept away by floods recovered

BY TARA FASOL, The Southern

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:48 PM CDT

JEFFERSON COUNTY — The bodies of two individuals swept away by flood waters were recovered Wednesday afternoon.

The body of Steve R. Healy, 35, of McLeansboro was recovered by dive teams around 1:49 p.m. The body of Shannon C. Allen, 20, of Mt. Vernon was recovered around 2:15 p.m.

Jefferson County Sheriff Roger Mulch said Allen was traveling in a vehicle, driven by Healy, along with a third passenger, Nicole Asbury, also in her 20’s and residing in Mt. Vernon.

Asbury survived the incident. Her condition has not been released.