Man who died after being pulled from water at 31st Street Harbor identified
CHICAGO - A man who was found unresponsive in the water at 31st Street Harbor and died a short time later Saturday morning has been identified.
Chicago police said the man, 37, was pulled out of the water near Dock E by divers just after 4:30 a.m.
He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later.
According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, the man was identified as Eric Johnson. His cause of death is pending police investigation and toxicology tests.
Crews were in the area searching for a missing man after a boat crashed into a break wall and sunk just outside the harbor at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
Police did not say if the two incidents were connected. An investigation is underway.