April 5, 2021- 8:39 p.m
An unresponsive man was pulled from the Chicago River on Sunday afternoon and pronounced dead, according to police.
The Chicago Police Department’s marine unit was requested at the Riverwalk and Wabash Avenue at 1:22 p.m. Easter Sunday, said Officer Steve Rusanov, a spokesman for police. It wasn’t immediately clear who located the body and notified authorities.
“The body was recovered by the marine unit unresponsive,” Rusanov wrote in an email.Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman, later confirmed the person was a 51-year-old man.
He was pronounced dead after being pulled from the water in a recovery effort.
The medical examiner’s office had not released the man’s name as of Sunday afternoon.
The Fire Department, which often assists the marine unit, did not immediately respond to a request for information.
