Recovery mission underway for 2 missing boaters in Lake Michigan

Search and recovery operations are set to resume on Sunday morning for two boaters who went missing on Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana on Friday. The missing swimmers, who were part of a group of ten people on a boat off Whiting, encountered trouble when one man jumped into the water to swim and began to struggle. Another man attempted to help, leading to a third man in a life jacket also entering the water before all three became separated. The man in the life jacket was rescued by the Coast Guard and treated for mild hypothermia. Efforts to locate the two missing men were hampered by adverse weather conditions, including strong winds and high waves, which forced officials to shift from search to recovery mode. The search was temporarily called off on Friday evening due to nightfall. Meanwhile, a separate incident on Lake Michigan at Muskegon's Pere Marquette Park saw a man and a teenage girl rescued, with the man in serious condition after CPR was performed. In a related incident off Galveston, Texas, the Coast Guard rescued two children and two adults from the water after their vessel capsized. The children, who were wearing life jackets, were safely taken to shore, while the adults were unharmed. The ongoing search in Lake Michigan involves multiple agencies, including the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard, as they work to locate the missing boaters from Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect. Authorities continue to face challenges due to the rough conditions on the lake, with strong winds and high waves complicating search efforts. The group of boaters, which included adults and juveniles, found themselves in distress when the two men went missing after attempting to assist each other in the water. The community remains hopeful for a successful outcome as search and recovery operations persist.