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Illinois Teen Identified As Drowning Victim At Indiana Dunes State Park

https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2980.htm

CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — An Illinois teenager has been  identified as the swimmer who drowned in Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State Park. The Porter County coroner's office says 18-year-old Dominic Snovicky of Plainfield, Illinois, was rushed to Porter Regional Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday. Porter Fire Chief Lewis Craig Jr. says Snovicky went underwater about 11 a.m., He was found in the water just after 12:30 p.m. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says witnesses said the teen was hit by a wave. There was a beach hazard warning for high waves and dangerous swimming conditions at the time.