Emergency personnel suspended the search for a missing swimmer along Lake Michigan in Highland Park on Sunday evening, authorities said.
Citing the strength and speed of currents on Lake Michigan, city officials said recovery operations have stopped in the search for a missing swimmer who disappeared on Saturday afternoon.
At around noon on Saturday, the Highland Park fire and police departments were called to Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fort Sheridan along Lake Michigan for the report of a distressed swimmer struggling in the water, city officials stated in a news release.
Authorities said they are considering the search a recovery mission as of 5 p.m. Saturday. Recovery efforts resumed Sunday morning but were halted at around 3:30 p.m.
The swimmer had not been identified by Sunday afternoon.
A bystander tried to help the swimmer but wasn’t able to due to the lake’s strong currents. The Highland Park Fire Department deployed its water rescue team in the swimmer’s last identified location, while police utilized a drone to assist with the search, officials said.
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