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A Body Was Found In The Chicago River This Morning Near River West

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Feb 23, 2017 6:51PM

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700 block of West Chicago Avenue

Police are investigating after finding a dead body floating in the Chicago River Thursday morning.

A witness first spotted them dead man floating south of the Chicago Avenue bridge over the river around 9:29 a.m., in the 700 block of West Chicago Avenue.

A police marine unit and fire department crew responded to the scene. According to the Tribune, the first responders vehicles caused traffic delays on the bridge, and bystanders stopped to watch.

This incident appears to be the first body found in the River this year.