Chicago police marine unit M2 and Chicago firefighters and divers responded about 12:30 p.m. Saturday July 28, 2018 to a report of a body recovered about 6 nautical miles or 7 miles east of North Avenue. The body recovered by a Chicago Police Marine Unit in Lake Michigan on Saturday has been identified as the missing Race to Mackinac sailor from Chicago, Jon Santarelli.
Santarelli’s body was initially found by a private salvage company.
Jon Santarelli of Lincoln Park fell overboard in the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac a week ago. The 53-year-old was last seen about four miles east of Navy Pier. North Avenue and the North Avenue Beach line up with the lake about 1.5 mile north of Navy Pier. Lake Michigan is about 50 miles wide at the latitude of North Avenue Beach.
“On behalf of the Chicago Yacht Club, the Race to Mackinac, and all competitors as well as the entire sailing community, I’d like to express our deepest condolences to the Santarelli family.”
— Chicago Yacht Club Rear Commodore Nick Berberian (statement)
Chicago Yacht Club Rear Commodore Nick Berberian said, a full investigation of the PFD (personal flotation device) will occur
UPDATE: The body found in Lake Michigan today has been identified as missing Chicago sailor Jon Santarelli https://t.co/19zr0xP99u pic.twitter.com/WVHtqXigBg
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) July 29, 2018
Body found in Lake Michigan identified as missing sailor Jon Santarelli: https://t.co/ZbsvLeTvu8 pic.twitter.com/Mk59xmKCWY
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) July 29, 2018
UPDATE: Coroner confirms that body pulled from Lake Michigan today was that of missing sailor Jon Santarelli; he fell overboard during the Race to Mackinac last weekend https://t.co/o2fCMFP2eC pic.twitter.com/TI08iYkEd2
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) July 29, 2018
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Body found in Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor: https://t.co/10Nx33S5Ae pic.twitter.com/dhpl7P15FM
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) July 28, 2018
UPDATE: Body found on Lake Michigan identified as that of missing sailor, authorities say https://t.co/4LLAUH21NH
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) July 29, 2018