Crews searching for a missing 19-year-old woman who was swimming in Lake Michigan near Foster Beach pulled a body from the water Thursday morning.
Chicago Police Marine Unit divers pulled the body out shortly before 10 a.m. It is not known if the body belongs to the missing swimmer.
A team of divers carefully searched an area near a pier not too far from the beach for about 40 minutes this morning until that body was recovered. A black body bag was brought to the end of the pier...as divers returned to shore. Police said they responded to the beach around 8:30 p.m. with the fire department to find this 19-year-old who never surfaced. A witness said the woman was struggling to swim to shore before she went under.A witness said the water conditions were too dangerous to try and go after the woman.
"I tried to jump in but I don't know, I didn't see her after minute," Diaz said. "I tried to like catch myself because the waves are too strong and I don't know if the waves are gonna end up pushing me under so I just got out of the water."The medical examiner's office has not confirmed the name and age of the body recovered.
With summer officially here, it's important to remember that the Chicago Park District says swimming at city beaches is only permitted when there is a lifeguard on-duty from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
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