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Body Recovered On Des Plaines River Near Lockport

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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