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Woman's Body Found in Chicago River on Northwest Side

March 26, 2013 9:48am | Updated March 26, 2013 8:19pm
The body was found in the river on the far Northwest Side Tuesday morning, police said.
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CHICAGO — Police said a woman's body was pulled from the North Branch of the Chicago River in North Park Tuesday morning.

The body was spotted in the river about 8:10 a.m., said Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

A police boat was investigating at the scene near the 4200 block of West Foster Avenue Tuesday morning, Estrada said.

The body was later identified as that of Robbie Garrett, 40, of the 10900 block of West Racine Avenue, by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Garrett was pronounced dead on the scene at 8:20 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.

No further information was immediately available.

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