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Lake Michigan Death Probe

(Gary, IN) - The death of a man in Lake Michigan is under investigation.

 

Joseph Davis, 57, was spotted alone and struggling in chest high water before disappearing beneath the surface about 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Marquette Park Beach in Gary, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

He was unresponsive when two people entering the water pulled him to the shoreline.  The Gary man was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

According to DNR, the investigation is ongoing but foul play is not suspected.

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