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Man, 52, Found Dead in North Shore Channel on Chicago’s Far North Side

Police opened a death investigation pending a medical examiner’s autopsy.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 7:23 a.m. to a marine distress call near Virginia and Foster avenues in the 5200 block of North Virginia Avenue.
  • Chicago Fire Department personnel removed the unresponsive man from the water.
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
  • Chicago police said the case remains under investigation with autopsy results to determine the cause of death.
  • The Cook County Medical Examiner had not identified the man by Saturday morning, and no additional information was available.