A death in the water

Chicago police opened an investigation after a woman was pulled from Lake Michigan on Friday.

“Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman who was pulled from Lake Michigan on Friday.”

Recovered around 8 p.m.

Her body was brought out of the water about 8 p.m., late enough that the lakefront was already dark.

Off Lake Shore Drive

The recovery happened near the 300 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, along the downtown stretch of the lakefront.

Pronounced dead at the scene

She was pronounced dead after being pulled from the lake. Police have not described any attempt to revive her.

“The unidentified woman was pronounced dead after her body was recovered from the water about 8 p.m.”

Still no name

Police described her only as an unidentified woman. No age, no name, no word on whether family has been reached.

Area 3 has the case

Detectives from Area 3 are running the investigation, the unit that covers the North and Northwest Side.

Everything waits on the autopsy

How she died is undetermined. The investigation is on hold for the medical examiner's findings, which will shape whether this is treated as a crime at all.

“Area 3 detectives are conducting an investigation, pending autopsy results, police said.”

Then the record stops

Police released nothing beyond those few lines. For now this is a short wire brief about a woman no one has publicly named.

“No further information was available.”