Body Found Near Metra Tracks On South Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A body was found near Metra tracks Wednesday morning in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood, halting Rock Island District trains.
The body was spotted near the tracks by an inbound Metra train about 10:30 a.m. near 79th and Emerald, Metra spokeswoman Meg Thomas-Reile said.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the person had been struck by a train, but a train that had gone through about an hour earlier was inspected in the train yard and had blood on the lead car.
The crew was unaware that the train had struck anyone, Thomas-Reile said.
Rock Island District trains were halted near the Gresham station at 820 W. 87th St., but were on the move at walking speed as of 1:15 p.m.
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