Man drowns in Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach

Sunday, September 13, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials are investigating how a man ended up in Lake Michigan after his body washed ashore near 31st Street Beach.

Police say the 36-year-old man was walking with his friends along 31st Street Beach around midnight Sunday. Investigators say the man did not fall in the water and foul play is not suspected.
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Rescuers searched for the man for nearly an hour before he finally washed up on-shore.

The man's identity has not been released and police are continuing to investigate.

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