Unidentified man's body pulled from Lake Michigan on North Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man's body is pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago's Near North Side early Sunday morning.

A boater called authorities after seeing the body three-quarters of a mile offshore around 7:15 a.m. Sunday in the 2500-block of North Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago Police and fire spokesmen.

The man is believed to be in his 40s, but authorities have not yet released his identity.

Area North detectives are now conducting a death investigation.