New Haven 16-year-old dies while swimming in Lake Michigan

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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.

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Cases: 727764

Reported Deaths: 13397

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Lake	53461	965
Allen	40457	675
St. Joseph	35506	550
Hamilton	35489	408
Elkhart	28433	441
Tippecanoe	22359	218
Vanderburgh	22284	396
Porter	18668	307
Johnson	17905	377
Hendricks	17180	315
Clark	12930	191
Madison	12592	339
Vigo	12431	246
Monroe	11858	170
LaPorte	11821	210
Delaware	10648	185
Howard	9865	216
Kosciusko	9378	117
Hancock	8251	140
Bartholomew	8052	155
Warrick	7771	155
Floyd	7649	177
Grant	7027	174
Wayne	7026	199
Boone	6679	101
Morgan	6555	139
Dubois	6150	117
Marshall	6005	111
Dearborn	5792	77
Cass	5788	105
Henry	5688	103
Noble	5588	83
Jackson	5008	72
Shelby	4902	96
Lawrence	4505	120
Harrison	4347	72
Gibson	4346	92
Clinton	4270	53
DeKalb	4264	84
Montgomery	4235	88
Whitley	3947	39
Huntington	3890	80
Steuben	3838	57
Miami	3806	66
Knox	3718	90
Jasper	3638	47
Putnam	3588	60
Wabash	3533	79
Adams	3406	54
Ripley	3391	70
Jefferson	3288	81
White	3132	54
Daviess	2958	99
Wells	2910	81
Decatur	2842	92
Fayette	2792	62
Greene	2773	85
Posey	2710	33
Scott	2654	53
LaGrange	2653	70
Clay	2591	46
Washington	2400	32
Randolph	2397	81
Spencer	2320	31
Jennings	2295	49
Starke	2154	53
Fountain	2120	46
Sullivan	2111	42
Owen	1981	56
Fulton	1947	40
Jay	1925	30
Carroll	1883	20
Orange	1826	54
Perry	1826	37
Rush	1729	25
Vermillion	1685	43
Franklin	1677	35
Tipton	1624	45
Parke	1459	16
Blackford	1346	32
Pike	1332	34
Pulaski	1164	45
Newton	1072	34
Brown	1016	41
Crawford	993	14
Benton	984	14
Martin	883	15
Warren	817	15
Switzerland	784	8
Union	708	10
Ohio	564	11
Unassigned	0	414

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

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Cases: 1081518

Reported Deaths: 19428

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Franklin	125655	1400
Cuyahoga	111778	2115
Hamilton	79890	1205
Montgomery	51329	1014
Summit	47080	945
Lucas	42049	788
Butler	38301	584
Stark	32242	906
Lorain	24958	481
Warren	24262	298
Mahoning	21511	588
Lake	20618	369
Clermont	19747	238
Delaware	18503	133
Licking	16410	212
Fairfield	16160	199
Trumbull	16019	468
Medina	15247	264
Greene	15043	244
Clark	13970	299
Wood	13065	189
Portage	12825	203
Allen	11626	232
Richland	11323	199
Miami	10661	217
Muskingum	8799	133
Wayne	8784	211
Columbiana	8766	229
Pickaway	8551	121
Marion	8514	135
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Erie	7871	154
Hancock	6906	127
Ross	6842	155
Ashtabula	6792	170
Geauga	6677	148
Scioto	6405	101
Belmont	5873	167
Union	5703	48
Lawrence	5546	102
Jefferson	5521	151
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Darke	5347	123
Sandusky	5337	120
Seneca	5275	121
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Washington	5153	109
Auglaize	4895	84
Mercer	4803	85
Shelby	4688	93
Knox	4483	110
Madison	4355	61
Putnam	4278	100
Fulton	4216	69
Ashland	4214	89
Defiance	4192	97
Crawford	3970	107
Brown	3938	57
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Preble	3793	98
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Williams	3385	75
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Jackson	3121	51
Perry	2948	50
Morrow	2846	39
Fayette	2815	50
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Henry	2684	66
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Holmes	2593	101
Van Wert	2433	63
Adams	2377	52
Pike	2375	34
Gallia	2353	49
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Hocking	2152	62
Carroll	1912	47
Paulding	1725	40
Meigs	1447	40
Noble	1333	37
Monroe	1320	42
Morgan	1083	23
Harrison	1076	37
Vinton	828	15
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