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Monday, November 19, 2012

Officials Identify 24-Year-Old Woman Who Drowned in Canal

Andia Ymeraj, a Skokie resident, died after officials say she jumped into the canal at Main Street and McCormick Boulevard Saturday morning. She was briefly reported missing two years earlier.

Officials have released the name of the 24-year-old Skokie woman who died after they said she jumped into the canal at Main Street and McCormick Boulevard Saturday morning.  The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified her as Andia Ymeraj, of Skokie.  Both Evanston and Skokie firefighters responded to the canal around 10 a.m. Saturday, after someone called 9-11 to report that a woman had jumped into the water.  Earlier: Skokie Woman Found in Canal Pronounced Dead After an eyewitness helped emergency workers determine exactly where she went underwater, Ymeraj was transported to St. Francis Hospital. She was pronounced dead several hours later, on Saturday evening. Police say they do not suspect foul play in the incident.  In July …

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

UPDATE: Skokie Woman Found in Canal Pronounced Dead

A 24-year-old woman was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston after a pedestrian saw her body in a canal near Main Street and McCormick Boulevard this morning. She was pronounced dead Saturday evening.

Update - 11/19, 9:28 a.m. -  The woman has been identified as Andia Ymeraj, of Skokie, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.  An autopsy is scheduled for later this weekend.  Update 11/17, 7:54 p.m. -  Both the Evanston and Skokie Fire departments responded to the canal at Main Street and McCormick Boulevard regarding a report of a female who had jumped into the canal on Saturday around 10 a.m.  The departments conducted joint operations, and with the help of a reliable eye witness were able to determine the exact location where she went under. At this time, it is unclear why the woman jumped into the canal.  The woman - who has not yet been identified - was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston where she was …

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