A body identified as a missing U.S. Navy sailor was recovered Wednesday evening from Lake Michigan near Waukegan Harbor, Lake County officials said.
Around 7:10 p.m., Waukegan police officers who were conducting a traffic stop were flagged down by ComEd workers who were doing routine work near the harbor and saw a body in the water. An officer was able to bring the body to shore, according to a release from the Lake County sheriff’s office.
The Lake County coroner’s office was alerted to the scene, and the body was identified as 21-year-old U.S. Navy Sailor Seamus Gray, who went missing March 18.
Gray, of Jupiter, Florida, was stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes. His family was notified, and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, the release said.
Seamus’ death remains under investigation of the Waukegan Police Department, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Lake County Coroners Office.
