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Evanston Swimmer Identified as Chicago Police Probe 3 Linked Lake Michigan Deaths

Autopsies are scheduled Sunday with no arrests reported.

Overview

  • The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the Evanston victim as 24-year-old Saher Khan of Hanover Park after crews found him near Lighthouse Beach around 9:40 p.m.
  • Two other swimmers were aided to shore by a bystander and were evaluated at the scene without hospital transport, officials said.
  • Evanston’s search escalated to a multi-agency operation with divers, rescue swimmers, a Chicago Fire Department helicopter and the U.S. Coast Guard, as the fire chief warned about dangerous waters and posted no-swimming areas.
  • In separate South Side incidents, responders recovered an infant girl near 57th Street late morning and later found a 6-year-old boy and a 31-year-old woman near 63rd Street and East Hayes Drive.
  • Chicago police said the South Side deaths appear connected and may stem from a domestic dispute, with death investigations underway, autopsies set for Sunday, no one in custody, and items such as a baby seat and blankets recovered in the park area, according to media reports.