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Indiana conservation officers say the body of a 16-year-old girl has been recovered from the Indiana waters of Lake Michigan after she was reported missing while swimming with family.

Posted: Sep 8, 2020 12:28 PM

Updated: Sep 8, 2020 2:34 PM

Posted By: The Associated Press

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — The body of a 16-year-old girl has been recovered from the Indiana waters of Lake Michigan after she was reported missing while swimming with family, authorities said.

Indiana conservation officers said the New Haven, Indiana, girl’s body was recovered near the Michigan City lighthouse pier by members of the Michigan City Fire Department.

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They said the recovery was made about 50 minutes after she was reported missing about 2 p.m. Monday.

A National Weather Service beach hazard statement reporting high-risk swimming conditions for the area was in effect at the time of the incident, which remains under investigation.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 657037

Reported Deaths: 12450

County	Cases	Deaths
Marion	90132	1624
Lake	48105	871
Allen	35552	632
Hamilton	31839	393
St. Joseph	29538	510
Elkhart	25261	412
Vanderburgh	21115	377
Tippecanoe	19765	197
Johnson	16242	352
Porter	15838	267
Hendricks	15723	296
Clark	11843	179
Madison	11672	314
Vigo	11503	228
Monroe	10248	158
Delaware	9788	178
LaPorte	9720	194
Howard	9017	194
Kosciusko	8514	107
Bartholomew	7373	147
Warrick	7369	146
Hancock	7362	128
Floyd	7139	164
Wayne	6586	188
Grant	6395	157
Morgan	6040	124
Boone	6033	88
Dubois	5868	111
Dearborn	5402	66
Henry	5394	92
Marshall	5390	104
Cass	5371	99
Noble	5067	75
Jackson	4620	63
Shelby	4584	90
Lawrence	4154	111
Gibson	3996	81
Harrison	3951	60
Clinton	3923	53
DeKalb	3820	78
Montgomery	3815	83
Knox	3544	84
Miami	3540	63
Whitley	3462	35
Huntington	3381	76
Steuben	3359	55
Wabash	3287	75
Putnam	3259	59
Ripley	3251	61
Adams	3202	49
Jasper	3129	43
White	2953	51
Jefferson	2927	70
Daviess	2842	96
Fayette	2702	55
Decatur	2693	88
Greene	2599	78
Posey	2597	31
Wells	2553	74
Scott	2484	46
LaGrange	2401	70
Clay	2389	44
Randolph	2250	76
Spencer	2158	30
Jennings	2135	44
Washington	2077	27
Sullivan	2020	38
Fountain	2003	41
Starke	1859	50
Owen	1816	52
Jay	1773	28
Fulton	1764	37
Carroll	1756	18
Perry	1724	35
Orange	1704	50
Rush	1639	22
Franklin	1583	35
Vermillion	1580	40
Tipton	1454	41
Parke	1379	15
Pike	1272	32
Blackford	1200	27
Pulaski	1056	43
Newton	964	31
Brown	946	39
Benton	911	13
Crawford	901	13
Martin	801	14
Switzerland	750	7
Warren	746	12
Union	668	10
Ohio	527	11
Unassigned	0	425

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 958153

Reported Deaths: 16968

County	Cases	Deaths
Franklin	110938	1191
Cuyahoga	94420	1702
Hamilton	72486	944
Montgomery	46927	869
Summit	39637	941
Butler	35004	461
Lucas	34724	755
Stark	29011	826
Warren	22137	269
Lorain	21738	385
Mahoning	19251	533
Lake	18178	300
Clermont	18172	206
Delaware	16261	128
Licking	14820	194
Fairfield	14378	157
Trumbull	14136	454
Greene	13470	209
Medina	13188	218
Clark	12121	332
Wood	11384	193
Portage	10829	152
Allen	10710	231
Richland	10165	198
Miami	9937	179
Columbiana	8049	179
Muskingum	8036	123
Tuscarawas	7974	233
Pickaway	7958	98
Marion	7936	134
Wayne	7791	216
Erie	6783	181
Ross	6065	135
Geauga	5978	129
Hancock	5941	110
Scioto	5867	105
Ashtabula	5811	140
Lawrence	5190	73
Union	5050	52
Darke	5006	122
Belmont	4847	87
Sandusky	4723	93
Jefferson	4709	107
Huron	4701	116
Seneca	4620	103
Athens	4562	31
Mercer	4559	101
Auglaize	4538	96
Washington	4512	86
Shelby	4388	67
Knox	3978	84
Putnam	3964	101
Madison	3887	47
Ashland	3745	94
Fulton	3743	64
Defiance	3670	101
Brown	3667	42
Crawford	3542	96
Preble	3505	70
Logan	3497	57
Clinton	3361	62
Highland	3236	52
Ottawa	3184	67
Williams	2995	78
Jackson	2870	56
Guernsey	2832	34
Champaign	2825	45
Fayette	2656	42
Perry	2652	39
Morrow	2566	24
Henry	2426	65
Hardin	2418	56
Holmes	2416	104
Coshocton	2302	46
Van Wert	2277	49
Gallia	2194	46
Adams	2137	32
Pike	2120	25
Wyandot	2076	52
Hocking	1921	48
Carroll	1788	28
Paulding	1584	23
Meigs	1335	36
Noble	1278	42
Monroe	1149	36
Harrison	991	32
Morgan	988	34
Vinton	762	15
Unassigned	0	0