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A person’s body was pulled from the Chicago River on Friday afternoon near the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side.
Emergency crews were called at 2:18 p.m. for a report of a body in the water near the 2800 block of South Eleanor, according to Chicago Police.
The body of a male, of unknown age, was pulled from the water, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Area Central detectives were conducting a death investigation.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death, but did not release additional information on Friday.