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Teen dies after going missing in Lake Michigan off Gary, IN shoreline: police
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Sunday, July 30, 2023 6:03PM
GARY, Ind. (WLS) — A 15-year-old Illinois boy died Saturday after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan off the Gary shoreline, Gary police said.
Gary police were notified about 2:40 p.m. that the teen had gone missing near the beach in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Sullivan Street.
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The boy’s uncle, also an Illinois resident, told police he last saw his nephew swimming at about 2 p.m.
A boat and helicopter were deployed, and, at 6 p.m., searchers found the teen’s body at Newton Street and Oak Avenue, Gary police said.
The teen was not immediately identified.
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