Death of man pulled from the lake ruled a homicide: Cook County medical examiner

The death of a man whose body was pulled from Lake Michigan near DuSable Harbor early Saturday has been ruled a homicide after a Sunday autopsy, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The cause of death was drowning. The medical examiner had not release additional details or the 63-year-old man’s identity as of Sunday afternoon.

He was found near the 200 block of North Lakefront Drive at around 3 a.m. Saturday. Divers with the Chicago Fire Department responded, and the man was pronounced dead at 4 a.m. on scene, according to Chicago police and the medical examiner.

Belmont Area detectives are investigating the death.

Through last Saturday, at least 32 people had drowned in Lake Michigan this year, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which tracks deaths on all five Great Lakes.

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Tribune’s Kate Perez contributed.

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