Police Identify Body of Man Found in Lake Michigan

RACINE, WI — Police have identified the body of a man who was found in Racine's Samuel Myers Park on Sunday.

The deceased person that was recovered from Lake Michigan has been identified as Christopher J.
Melik, 48, of Waupaca, WI. This investigation is ongoing, however police do not believe that Melik’s death is
suspicious in nature.

On August 27, just after 2 p.m., a citizen reported what appeared to be a body in Lake Michigan, to the South of Samuel Meyers Park, located due east of the Downtown Gateway Campus.

According to Racine police, first responders removed the body from the water and it was immediately determined that the person was deceased.

Police reported that the deceased man has multiple arm tattoos and a horse with warrior on the right side of his chest and a beheaded warrior on a horse on the left side of his chest. There deceased also has tattoos of two women on his left forearm and numbers tattooed on each of his left knuckles.

This investigation is ongoing by the Racine Police Department.

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