EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — A 14-year-old boy’s body was recovered following a search near an East Chicago beach on Monday.
At around 4:20 p.m., authorities were dispatched to Lake Michigan, near Jeorse Park, on the report of a missing juvenile in the water.
A 14-year-old boy, later identified as K’Mari Mack, was rescued by the East Chicago Fire Department, but later died at the hospital.
Witnesses told authorities a group of juveniles were jumping off the breakwall after being advised not to by marina staff, police said.
Mack began to struggle in the water after jumping off the wall, the DNR said.
