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Body found in Lake Michigan near Hyde Park, Chicago police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Sunday, February 22, 2026 5:53AM

Body found in Lake Michigan on South Side: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are investigating after a body was recovered from Lake Michigan Saturday evening on the city’s South Side.

Police said a male of an unknown age was found.

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A witness found him unresponsive in the water around 5:11 p.m. in the 5400 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Hyde Park.

The Chicago Police Marine Unit pulled the body out of the water.

He was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity has not been released.

No further information was available.

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