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Medical Examiner Rules Chicago Lake Michigan Drowning a Homicide

The ruling in the death of a 63-year-old man has triggered a police investigation into how he ended up in the water.

Overview

  • An autopsy on Sunday determined the man died by drowning and classified the manner of death as homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner.
  • Chicago Fire Department divers pulled the man from the water after 3 a.m. near DuSable Harbor, and he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
  • The Chicago Police Department has opened a death investigation and has not announced any arrests or suspects.
  • The medical examiner has not released the man's identity, confirming only that he was 63 years old.
  • The case comes during a hazardous summer on the lakefront, with at least 32 drownings on Lake Michigan reported this year by a regional tracking group.