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CHICAGO (WGN) Three bodies were found in Lake Michigan on Chicago’s South Side on Saturday, sparking death investigations and plenty of yet-to-be answered questions.
According to Chicago police, the first discovery incident unfolded just before 11:30 a.m. near 57th Street Beach in the 5700 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Woodlawn.
Police said a baby girl died after divers pulled her from the water near a South Side beach.
While it is unclear exactly what led to the incident, officers said the female infant was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after divers pulled her from the water.
Rescue attempts included multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard.
“They brought her in, and they came up on the dock to put her on the stretcher. Her little hands were so stiff,” one witness told WGN-TV.
“She was purple and the foam was all in her nose, all over her lips, and all of the women just hollered,” said another witness.
WGN-TV has recently learned that first responders recovered a second and third body in nearby waters, adding to the devastation felt by witnesses.
A 31-year-old woman was pulled out of the water this afternoon near 63rd Street. Divers also pulled a 6-year-old boy near the 63rd Street Beach.
Neither survived.
Saturday evening, Chicago police told WGN-TV that all three incidents appear to be related and likely stem from a domestic dispute.
“It just hits close to home,” said a man named Ronald, who declined to give his last name.
Detectives are now conducting a death investigation, and autopsy results are pending.