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Man’s body pulled from lake in western Mercer County

A man’s body was pulled from the Sturgeon Bay Lake on the west end of Mercer County.

NEW BOSTON, Illinois -- A man's body was pulled from the Sturgeon Bay Lake on the west end of Mercer County.

The body was recovered Friday, June 17, 2016, according to a statement from the Mercer County Sheriff's Department.  It was not clear what time of day the body was recovered.

Authorities were withholding the man's identity as they notified his family.

The New Boston Police Department, New Boston Fire Department, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Mercer County Sheriff's Department assisted.

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