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Swimmer dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Rainbow Beach

Authorities search for the man who went missing while swimming at Rainbow Beach, July 24, 2019. | Chicago Fire Department

A swimmer has died after being pulled from the water Wednesday near Rainbow Beach on the South Side.

Divers went into the lake about 9:15 p.m. at 3111 E. 77th St. to look for the 26-year-old man, according to the Chicago Police and Fire departments. Friends said they lost sight of him as he was swimming.

Divers reached the man and pulled him to shore after a helicopter assisting in the search spotted him in the water, the fire department said. He was taken to Trinity Hospital in critical condition.

The man was pronounced dead Thursday at 8:09 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy was scheduled to determine a cause of death.

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