An Illinois man died Saturday after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan off the Gary shoreline, officials said.
Chicago Fire Department firefighter Wilbert Hayes died after being pulled from Lake Michigan at 31st Street Beach Sunday morning, his family said.An Illinois man died Saturday after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan off the Gary, Indiana shoreline, officials said.
Gary police were notified about 2:40 p.m. that the man had gone missing near the beach in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Sullivan Street. The Lake County Coroner's Office later identified him as 18-year-old Rayan Mohammed, who lived in Bartlett. SEE ALSO: Off-duty Chicago firefighter who drowned in Lake Michigan at 31st Street Beach ID'd by family
The man's uncle, also an Illinois resident, told police he last saw his nephew swimming at about 2 p.m. A boat and helicopter were deployed, and, at 6 p.m., searchers found the man's body at Newton Street and Oak Avenue, Gary police said.Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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