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Police Find Body In Columbus Park Pond

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man's body was found in the Columbus Park pond Sunday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

At 2:42 p.m., the Chicago Police Marine Unit was in the 500 block of South Central Avenue searching the pond for a missing person, police said. Shortly after, the body of an adult male was recovered.

The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed the death, but did not immediately have additional information.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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