Body Recovered On Des Plaines River Near Lockport
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A body of a unidentified male was found on the Des Plaines river, two days after discovering a human leg near the Lockport locks.
Police were conducting a search Friday and found the body.
On Wednesday night, deputies recovered a right leg of an unknown person.
Workers were assisting a ship through the lock and one of the deck hands on the boat observed a leg floating in the locks nearby.
Authorities are checking area police departments for any missing persons. The remains will be tested for DNA.
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