Overview

• Multiple agencies including the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Coast Guard and local fire units conducted a days-long search before recovering the body Friday morning near the north beach
• The Lake County Coroner’s Office officially identified the remains as 14-year-old Kyle Williams of Milwaukee
• Witnesses reported that a wave struck Williams against the park’s rocky shoreline before he submerged and did not resurface
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have joined the coroner’s office in examining the circumstances surrounding his death
• Officials cautioned that Lake Michigan’s unpredictable waves and the park’s rocky coast pose significant hazards for swimmers