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Man, 61, dies after being pulled from South Lagoon on Chicago's North Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  July 4, 2023 2:27pm CDT
Lincoln Park
FOX 32 Chicago

Swimmer drowns in Lincoln Park

A 61-year-old man drowned in Lincoln Park after his inflatable raft flipped over.

CHICAGO - A 61-year-old man has died after being pulled from South Lagoon in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Tuesday.

Around noon, police say the man was on an inflatable raft in the 2200 block of North Cannon Drive when he accidentally flipped over and was underwater for an extended period of time.

The man was pulled from the water and taken to St. Joseph Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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The Cook County medical examiner identified the man as Raymond Hopson of Chicago.

No further information was available.