Police investigate in Lincoln Marsh in Wheaton after report of body

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Wheaton police investigating near Lincoln Marsh
A large police presence was reported near Lincoln Marsh in Wheaton Wednesday morning.

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- The DuPage County Forest Preserve police are investigating after a dead body was reported by a visitor to Lincoln Marsh in Wheaton Wednesday morning.

Chopper 7HD flew above the marsh west of Gary Avenue.

The DuPage County Forest Preserve police said a visitor to the pond called to a report a dead body in the water near the end of the pier.

Police said they are conducting a death investigation and there is no threat to the public.

Further details were not immediately available.