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71-year-old adventurer and thyroid cancer survivor Robert Youens, locked through the Starved Rock Lock and Dam around noon Monday, July 28, 2025, near Utica. Youens is making the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey on his Jon boat called "The Ageless Wanderer."
