A person who was pulled from Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach Monday has died, officials said.
According to Chicago firefighters, a full response was mounted at 31st Street Beach just after 2 p.m. for reports of a person in the water.
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Paramedics quickly rushed the individual to a waiting ambulance, and were seen performing chest compressions on the victim.
Chicago police reported that the male victim was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, with a Chicago Fire Department source telling NBC Chicago the victim was "unresponsive" when he was pulled from the water.
Monday night, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the victim had died at the University of Chicago Medical Center at approximately 3:46 p.m., but no further information was available.
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