Body pulled from Lake Michigan near Grant Park

A person was found in the water of Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon near Grant Park in the Loop.

About 5 p.m. in the 500 block of South Lake Shore drive, witnesses alerted officers to an unresponsive male at the bottom of the lake, Chicago police said.

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The male was retrieved from the water by Marine Unit personnel and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating the incident.