Overview
- Chicago Fire Department Marine Unit divers pulled an unnamed woman from Lake Michigan on Sunday morning and emergency crews took her to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
- Chicago Police have opened a formal death investigation and detectives said a medical examiner will perform an autopsy to establish cause and manner of death.
- Initial reports place the recovery at slightly different nearby points on the South Side, with accounts citing 45th Street, 47th Street and the 4500 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
- Authorities have not released the woman’s name, age, or further circumstances about how she entered the water or what led to her being in the lake.
- Officials say they will provide more details after the autopsy and police review, which will determine whether investigators pursue additional lines of inquiry or public safety actions.