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Decomposed Body Found Floating in South Branch of Chicago River

By DNAinfo Staff on May 1, 2013 7:18pm

 A body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
A body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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CHICAGO — A decomposing body was found floating in the South Branch of the Chicago River in the South Loop Wednesday, officials said.

The body of a man believed to be in his 40s was found about 2:40 p.m. in the 600 block of South Wells Street, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

The man, whose identity is uknown, was pronounced dead at 6 p.m. at the medical examiner's office, a spokesman said.

The case is being pursued as a death investigation, police said.