Man found dead in Chicago River near Goose Island: police

The man was found floating in the river about 1:40 a.m., Chicago police said.

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A man’s body was pulled from the Chicago River Wednesday near Goose Island on the North Side.

Officer’s found the body of a “male adult” floating in the river about 1:40 a.m. by the 1100 block of North Halsted Street, Chicago police said. The Chicago Police Department’s Marine Unit removed the body from the river and Area Central detectives are investigating.

No further information was immediately available, police said.

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