A paddleboarder spotted the remains about 50-100 yards offshore.
The body of a 56-year-old Wilmette man was recovered from Lake Michigan off Gillson Park Wednesday evening.
A paddleboarder spotted the remains about 50-100 yards offshore about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday and firefighters from Evanston, Wilmette and Winnetka helped recover it, Wilmette police said in a statement. "The decedent was not in the water for a prolonged period of time and there were no obvious signs of trauma," according to the statement. His name was not released.
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