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Swimmer Dies Near Montrose Beach

By Alex Parker | August 31, 2014 1:17pm | Updated on September 2, 2014 9:48am
 A 49-year-old swimmer found near Montrose Beach was pronounced dead at Weiss Memorial Hospital.
A 49-year-old swimmer found near Montrose Beach was pronounced dead at Weiss Memorial Hospital.
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CHICAGO — A man who went missing near a North Side beach died Sunday morning, police said.

The man went swimming near Montrose Beach and disappeared from sight, police said. Witnesses called 911, and Chicago Fire Department personnel responded about 8:30 a.m.

They recovered the body of a 49-year-old man, and took him to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:03 a.m., authorities said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office did not release his name Sunday, and said an autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

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