PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A 5-year-old Chicago-area boy appears to be the latest
Lake Michigan drowning victim along northwest Indiana beaches.
The Times of Munster and the Post-Tribune reported Sunday that Nacere
Bradley of Chicago Heights, Ill., died at a Chicago hospital. An autopsy was
pending Sunday.
Authorities say the boy and his family were part of a group visiting West
Beach near Portage when the boy disappeared about 4 p.m. Thursday.
Lifeguards found him underwater about 10 minutes later. The boy was taken to
Methodist Hospital in Gary before he was airlifted to a Chicago hospital. He
died late Friday.
A 31-year-old New York City man drowned June 18 after his raft capsized near
Beverly Shores and a 15-year-old Portage boy drowned July 8 after waves
swept him underwater.
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