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CPD Investigates After Man’s Body Recovered Near Monroe Harbor

Detectives are seeking public tips pending autopsy results.

Overview

  • Chicago Fire Department divers pulled an unidentified man from Lake Michigan around 3 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of North Lakefront Trail near Monroe Harbor, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Chicago police have opened a death investigation, and the victim’s identity and age have not been released.
  • Authorities have not said how the man entered the water or what caused his death.
  • An autopsy is pending, with investigators saying findings will determine the cause and manner of death.
  • Police asked anyone with information to contact CPD Area Three Detectives at 312-744-8263 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDtip.com; the recovery comes during a season of lakefront emergencies, with at least 32 Lake Michigan drownings reported this year as of last week.