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Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Playpen

First publishedJul 17, 12:37 UTC
Last updatedJul 17, 14:57 UTC · 7m ago
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<p>A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon in Streeterville near the Play Pen. </p><p>Just after 4 p.m., Chicago police marine unit personnel responded to the 800 block of North Lake Shore Drive for a person in the water and pulled 39-year-old Justin Kramarczyk from the lake, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

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<p>A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon in Streeterville near the Play Pen. </p><p>Just after 4 p.m., Chicago police marine unit personnel responded to the 800 block of North Lake Shore Drive for a person in the water and pulled 39-year-old Justin Kramarczyk from the lake, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. </p><p>Kramarczyk, of the Near South Side, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital initially in critical condition but was pronounced dead at 3:39 p.m., the medical examiner's office said. </p><p>Tucked in an enclave between Oak Street and Ohio Street beaches, the Playpen is a popular party spot for boaters on summer weekends in Chicago.

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<p>A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon in Streeterville near the Play Pen. </p><p>Just after 4 p.m., Chicago police marine unit personnel responded to the 800 block of North Lake Shore Drive for a person in the water and pulled 39-year-old Justin Kramarczyk from the lake, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
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