Body found in Lake Michigan near Ohio Street Beach in Chicago confirmed as missing Playpen boater
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A body found floating in Lake Michigan near Ohio Street Beach Wednesday evening was confirmed to be the man who went missing after falling into the Playpen over the weekend.
Police said the man's body was located at 7:50 p.m. The body had not been identified as of Thursday.
On Saturday, a man fell off a boat at the so-called Playpen near Navy Pier. Chicago Police say around 4:20 p.m. that day, the man in his late 50s fell off a boat and into the water— and never returned to the surface.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the body pulled from the lake is that of the man who fell from the boat Saturday at the Playpen. He was identified as Tony Jackson, 58, and his death was ruled an accidental drowning.
The Playpen is located between Oak Street Beach and Navy Pier and is popular with boaters in the summertime. A brick wall helps keep the waters calm while providing a backdrop of Chicago's skyline.
Within the past couple of years, there have been a number of incidents at the Playpen.