A break, a lake and a corpse....
During a class break while a Northwestern grad student in 1974, I walked the less-than-200 steps to the edge of Lake Michigan--the spot is just behind me in this photo. (That's the Chicago skyline in the distance.)
Standing there, I stared out across the lake--which takes up the entire horizon, as if it were an ocean. Something below caught my eye. I looked down. There, less than 15 feet below, was a nude male corpse, face down, gently lapping against the wooden pylons. It was one of those surreal "Is-this-really-happening?" moments: in broad daylight, I'm looking at a corpse bobbing just below my feet. Then, I reported the story--my first "scoop"! ### <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Hoyt-Harris/1130596464" title="Hoyt Harris's Facebook profile" target=_TOP><img src="http://badge.facebook.com/badge/1130596464.206.903299997.png" border=0 alt="Hoyt Harris's Facebook profile"></a>
I quickly went back to the journalism building and reported it to the Chicago Police.
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