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Body pulled from Chicago River prompts death investigation; victim ID'd

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A body was recovered from the Chicago River Saturday morning, according to police.

The Marine Unit recovered the body of a man from the water around 8 a.m. in the 400 block of West Adams Street.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has since been identified as 35-year-old Ishmael Aumzu-Quaidoo of Sacramento, California, by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police say detectives are conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results.

No further information was immediately available.

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