CAIRO, Ill. -- An Alexander County man's death Sunday was the result of him slipping on ice near his home.
The Alexander County Sheriff's Department said Wilburn "Good Buddy" Thornton, 66, of Urbandale, died after being transported by air to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau from injuries suffered in the fall, which occurred about 11:45 p.m.
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