Man's body recovered from Auburn Park Lagoon

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An investigation is underway after a man's body was pulled from the water in the Auburn Park Lagoon on the South Side Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.

The 69-year-old man's body was pulled from the lagoon in the 400-block of West Winneconna Parkway at about 1:34 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family members told police that the victim had gone fishing and possibly fell in the water.

The man has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Walter Manley.
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