(New Buffalo, MI)  - The body of a man last seen in Lake Michigan last week was recovered Tuesday morning.  According to New Buffalo Police, witnesses about 9 a.m. contacted emergency responders to report a subject had been discovered along the beach in the Village of Michiana.  

Michiana and New Buffalo Police responded and found the subject that had been missing in the water since Thursday.  Recovery form the turbulent coastline was performed by the New Buffalo Township and Michiana Fire Departments.  

The subject was identified as Wade Ameiss.  The 24 years old Ameiss from Missouri was a contractor working in the area at the time of the incident.  He went missing from New Buffalo beach on Thursday evening and was presumed drowned after an exhaustive search.