A man's body was recovered near Oak Street Beach Saturday, days after a man allegedly fell off a boat in Lake Michigan, according to Chicago police.
The discovery comes days after a person went missing after going into the water in Chicago's "Playpen" area Wednesday.The body was recovered in the 1000-block of North Lake Shore Drive just after 5:00 p.m.Police said shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, their marine unit responded to a report that a person allegedly fell off a boat in the "Playpen" near the Jardine Water filtration plant.
Police also said the Coast Guard brought an unconscious person who had been on a boat to shore. That person was taken to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.Chicago police said the two people were on the same boat. The Coast Guard said the missing person was wearing a red shirt and blue jean shorts., but officials later confirmed it was not the person who had gone missing the day before.
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