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People out fishing early Tuesday found a body in Lake Michigan east of the East Side neighborhood, officials said.

The Chicago police marine unit recovered the body, believed to be a man in his 50s, from Lake Michigan after someone saw something floating in the water east of 95th Street, according to police.

Three people who were out fishing around 7:15 a.m. spotted the body several miles off shore east of Calumet Park, 9801 S. Avenue G., according to a law enforcement source.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office had been notified of the death, but did not release further information.

Area 2 detectives were investigating.

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