A boy’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday after he drowned at Marquette Beach in Gary, Indiana.
The boy, 12, was wading with his family in chest-deep water about 5:15 p.m. when he accidentally stepped into deeper water and went under, officials said. Marine units and divers from multiple agencies were sent into the lake and recovered his body just over an hour later.
The Lake County, Indiana, coroner’s office identified the boy as Jerail Lee Jr., of Glenwood.
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating with the Gary Police Department and the coroner’s office.
