An early morning discovery at the McKinley Park Lagoon has prompted a death investigation as a 90-year-old woman's body was pulled from the waters. The Chicago Police Department and CPD Marine Unit responded to the scene around 6:45 a.m. yesterday, after the unresponsive woman was found in the lagoon located at 2210 W. Pershing Road. WGN News reported that the Marine Unit recovered the body from the water and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago's McKinley Park, which spans the 2200 block of West Pershing, became the focus of a grim inquiry as the unnamed woman was taken out of the lagoon. Details regarding the circumstances of her death remain sparse pending an autopsy, with detectives engaged in piecing together the narrative of her final moments. With slender facts in hand, authorities refrain from speculating in public, while whispered conversations wonder quietly about the paths that led her to rest in still waters.
According to a WGN News report, the woman's identity has not yet been disclosed, and an autopsy is awaited to determine the cause of her death. The Cook County medical examiner's office is also involved in the investigation, working to discern the reason behind the sudden and sad termination of a life that spanned nine decades.
A death investigation was initiated by Chicago police detectives, who have been trying to ascertain the circumstances surrounding her death. Found early in the morning, when the park is commonly kissed by the gentle touch of dawn, the woman's presence there raises a multitude of questions. The community, meanwhile, looks on in mourning and expects that the pending autopsy results will clarify whether foul play was a hand in their neighbor's demise.
Both WGN News and FOX 32 Chicago will update their stories as further information becomes available.
