Man who died after water rescue at 31st Street Beach identified
CHICAGO - Update (May 19):
A man who died after being rescued from Lake Michigan at a local beach has been identified.
Jose Torres, 37, was pronounced deceased at the University of Chicago Hospital on Saturday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
He was rescued Saturday at 31st Street Beach just after 6 p.m. Further details on the rescue haven't been released.
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A man who was rescued from Lake Michigan at a local beach Saturday evening has died, according to Chicago police.
Marine first responders were called to 31st Street Beach, in the 3100 block of S. Lake Shore Drive, at 6:11 p.m. to rescue the 37-year-old man in the water.
When emergency crews arrived, they located the man and transported him to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition, CPD said.
The man was later pronounced deceased. His identity has not been released.
We'll bring more updates to this story as they become available.
