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.