The body of a man was found floating in the Calumet River on the far South Side Tuesday morning.
The Police Marine Unit responded to 126th and Stony Island Avenue on a report of a body in the Calumet River, police News Affairs Sgt. Patrick Donahue said. The discovery was reported about 11:30 a.m.
A Cook County medical examiner’s office spokesman confirmed a man’s body was found floating in the river, but could not provide further information early Tuesday evening.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
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