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Body of Missing Chicago Medical Student Ambrose Monye Found

Ambrose Monye was just weeks away from graduating when he disappeared.
Ambrose Monye
Ambrose MonyeChicago Police Department
By Rachael Trost
Ambrose Monye
Ambrose MonyeChicago Police Department

Authorities have identified a body pulled from Lake Michigan last weekend as being missing Chicago medical student Ambrose Monye.

Monye’s body was found on Sunday, May 8, in the waters off South Lake Shore Drive. An autopsy was inconclusive about the cause and manner of death but more tests are being conducted, officials say. Police have said it’s unclear if foul play was involved.

Related: Chicago Medical Student Ambrose Monye Vanishes Weeks Before Graduation

The 28-year-old medical student was last seen on April 22. The fourth-year Guadalajara University medical student was in Chicago completing his clinical rotations at Jackson Park Hospital and was weeks away from graduating when he vanished.

"He's just four weeks from his goal. His tickets to graduation are already bought for the ceremony. He ordered his cap and gown and everything," Joseph Monye, Ambrose's younger brother, told Dateline two weeks ago.

Rachael Trost

Rachael Trost is an Associate Editor of social media and digital content for Dateline NBC and NBC News Specials. She started at Dateline in August 2014. Rachael graduated from The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University, where she worked on numerous award winning broadcasts and publications. She currently lives in New York City.