BEVERLY SHORES, Ind. — The body of a 17-year-old swimmer who was missing in Lake Michigan was recovered Thursday.
The boy’s body was recovered Thursday morning approximately six miles west of where he was last seen in the lake near Kimel Beach.
Authorities received a call at around 2 p.m. Tuesday regarding multiple swimmers in distress near the intersection of County Road 300 East and West Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores.
Two distressed swimmers and a Good Samaritan were located onshore. They were stabilized and transported to a local hospital.
Authorities were told a third swimmer, the 17-year-old boy from Eagan, Minnesota, was unaccounted for. He was last seen approximately 300 feet from the shore. Authorities attempted to enter the water but were hindered by large waves.
The DNR said they switched the search effort to a recovery mission on Wednesday as there was a Beach Hazard statement issued by the National Weather Service.
