Death ivestigation launched after deceased man pulled from Chicago River
Mar 07, 2026
Chicago police opened a death investigation after a 52-year-old man was pulled from the Chicago River Saturday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood.
Shortly before 7:30 a.m., officers responded to a marine distress call in the 5200 block of North Virginia Avenue. Chicago firefighters pulled t
he unresponsive man from the river and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A death investigation was launched pending autopsy results Saturday afternoon, police said.
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