Day’s body was found in the river near his abandoned car on Sept. 4, but it wasn’t until Thursday that a coroner confirmed it to be the 25-year-old master’s student, who was studying speech pathology at Illinois State University in Bloomington.
“Currently the cause of death is unknown, pending further investigation, and toxicology testing,” the LaSalle County Coroner’s office said in a statement. Day was first reported missing on Aug. 25 after he failed to appear for class in Bloomington for several days.monitored by Day’s family, his relatives said they’re anxiously awaiting more information.
“At this moment there are more questions than answers surrounding Jelani’s disappearance and death, and that is where we will focus our energy,” a post reads. “As of this moment, we do not know what happened to Jelani and we will not stop until we do.”