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UPDATE: Body Of Woman Who Drowned In Lake Michigan Identified

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the body of the woman who went missing in Lake Michigan near Highland Park Nov. 4.

Lena Lemesh, a 52-year-old Elgin resident, was found Sunday on the shore.

According to the preliminary autopsy results, Lemesh died as a result of drowning.

"Ms. Lemesh's family has been notified and our deepest condolences go out to them, " Dr. Howard Cooper, Lake County Coroner stated. "This is truly an awful tragedy."

 

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