Indiana DNR conservation officers found the body in Lake Michigan after a park visitor noticed it about 200 yards from the shore of a Lake County park.
A visitor reported the body to police after noticing it in Lake Michigan, about 200 yards from the shore of Whiting Lakefront Park, according to a release from DNR.
First responders later pulled the body from the water northeast of the park near a BP water purification plant. DNR said the victim is a male but hasn't released any other identifying information. Authorities are withholding his name until his next of kin is notified. Conservation officers were assisted by the Lake County Marine Unit, Whiting Police Department, East Chicago Police Department, and the Lake County Coroner's Office, DNR said.
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