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Drowning Victim was Pregnant

(Lake County, IN) - A woman who drowned in Northwest Indiana over the weekend was reportedly pregnant as the 30-year-old Gary woman drowned in Robinson Lake near Interstate 65 in the Hobart area on Sunday.

 

According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, emergency personnel were called in response to two swimmers struggling in the water. Where a witness rescued a man but the woman after going under the water did not resurface. A DNR diver located the body about two hours later, where it was found the woman was reportedly more than seven months pregnant.

 

The Lake County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death an accident.

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