Crime & Safety
Body Pulled From Lake Michigan Identified As Missing Lincoln Park Man
Kevin Narko, 52, was last seen Jan. 30 near the lake, and Chicago police unsuccessfuly searched for him at that time.
CHICAGO, IL — A body pulled from Lake Michigan earlier this week has been identified as a Lincoln Park man who has been missing since the end of January, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The body of Kevin Narko, 52, was recovered from the water near the 3600 block of North Recreation Drive on the North Side by a Chicago police marine unit at about 9:40 a.m. Monday, March 13, the report stated. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled Narko's death as accidental and determined the he died from drowning, with heart disease as a contributing factor, the report added.
Narko was last seen at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 in the area of North and Fullerton avenues, near Lake Michigan, according to Chicago police. He needed to take medication for heart disease, and police labeled him as a high-risk missing person because of that.
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RELATED: Police Search Lake For Missing Man With Medical Condition
Police marine units were brought in to search Lake Michigan near North Avenue Beach on Jan. 31. The search was unsuccessful at the time.
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