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Nine-year-old dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan

provided by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement

Another death has been reported at a Lake Michigan beach.

Indiana Conservation officers say that around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, two girls were seen struggling in the water at Marquette Beach in Gary. Visitors were able to pull one of them out, while a Lake County Sheriff's helicopter helped locate the other. Both were taken to Gary Methodist hospital, where a 14-year-old was treated and released but a nine-year-old was pronounced dead.

An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.

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