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Indiana diver finds body of missing teen in Lake Michigan

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — The body of a teenager who went missing while swimming in Lake Michigan in northwestern Indiana has been found.

Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources says a Portage Fire Department diver found the body late Monday morning in about 7 feet of water near a break wall.

The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported Sunday that DNR officer Terri Millefoglie said the 16-year-old was among a group of five teens from Illinois swimming at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk.

They were caught Sunday by strong rip currents and pulled under the water.

Two got out of the water on their own and two were rescued. Authorities searched into Sunday night, but were unable to locate the missing teen.

The search was resumed Monday morning.