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Male found unresponsive near Chicago's Rainbow Beach, prompts death investigation

By Jeramie Bizzle

/ CBS Chicago

Male found unresponsive at Rainbow Beach

CHICAGO (CBS) — A death investigation is underway after a male was found unresponsive near Rainbow Beach Wednesday morning.

Chicago police say he was found near the shoreline just before 7 a.m. in the 3100 block of East 77th Street.

Area 2 detectives were investigating.

The discovery comes days after a 16-year-old boy went missing after he went underwater in Lake Michigan off Rainbow Beach just before 4 p.m. on Sunday. 

Police did not confirm if the male was the missing teen. 

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.

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