Lacking boy present in Lake Michigan close to Washington Beach Park in doable Michigan City drowning ID’d as Keegan Roberts

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WLS) — The lacking swimmer who was discovered lifeless in Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana this week has been recognized.

Keegan Roberts, 13, of Michigan City was discovered Wednesday, the La Porte County Coroner’s Office mentioned.

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Officials didn’t present any extra info on what led as much as the boy’s loss of life.

The 13-year-old boy went lacking on Monday after he went underwater and didn’t resurface close to Washington Park Beach.

The baby was present in about 11 toes of water on the east aspect of the pier, the place he went lacking.

Neel mentioned no one ought to have been swimming within the water that day because of the tough situations.

Officials mentioned a seashore hazard assertion was in impact on the time, with waves between 4 and 6 toes.

Indiana Conservation Police mentioned the search resumed Tuesday morning after being suspended Monday night time due to harmful situations.

Drone video recorded across the time the boy went lacking reveals uneven water and waves slamming right into a lighthouse pier.

According to a photographer, the boy had been with a small group of kids wading in only a few toes of water close to the pier minutes earlier than he went below.

During the preliminary response, 4 divers had been harm whereas looking for the boy. Officials mentioned they had been handled for minor accidents.

No foul play is suspected.

Indiana Conservation Police mentioned that is the primary reported drowning on the Indiana aspect of Lake Michigan this summer season season.

The video within the participant above is from an earlier report.