Body pulled from Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach ID'd, officials say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, March 24, 2025 8:15PM
Body pulled from lake at North Side beach: CPD
The Chicago Police Department is investigating after a body was pulled from Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach near West Lawrence Avenue.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A body pulled from Lake Michigan at a North Side beach on Saturday morning has been identified, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday.

Officers responded to Montrose Beach near the Uptown neighborhood's 500-block of West Lawrence Avenue around 10:30 a.m.

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An unresponsive man was found in the water, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The medical examiner's office later identified him as 25-year-old Saban Ntobeko Exavier Makhubu.

Area Three detectives are conducting a death investigation.

Police did not immediately provide further information.

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