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Body found in Lake Michigan near Whiting Lakefront Park

provided by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement

Police are investigating after a body was found in Lake Michigan on Tuesday.

Indiana Conservation Officers say a visitor to Whiting Lakefront Park saw a man's body about 200 yards from shore at around 2:00 p.m. First responders recovered the body northeast of the park near the BP Water Purification Plant.

The man's identity hadn't been released to the public, as of Wednesday morning.

Michael Gallenberger is a news reporter and producer that hosts All Things Considered on 89.1 FM | Lakeshore Public Media.