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Woman pulled from water at Monroe Harbor identified

A woman who died after being pulled from the water in Monroe Harbor Friday night has been identified.

Chicago police said that Marine Officers responded to the 300 block of S. Lake Shore Drive around 8:30 p.m. for a call about a person in the water.

Once they arrived, they found the woman in the water, who was unresponsive, and pulled her from the water.

Fire officials arrived on the scene and took her to Northwestern Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She has since been identified as Martina Ronak Christian, 34, of Des Plaines. 

It is unclear how she ended up in the water. The cause and manner of death were pending as of Saturday night.

Area 3 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. 

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