Overview

• The 14-year-old entered Lake Michigan near the breakwater at Illinois Beach State Park on July 22 and did not resurface.
• The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has launched its Lake Michigan boat and deployed drones to survey the search area.
• Fire agencies, dive teams, inflatable boats and jet skis are focusing efforts in the protected shallow waters close to shore.
• The U.S. Coast Guard has been called out and is en route to join the multi-agency operation.
• Officials have released no details on how the teenager went missing and no trace has been found as operations continue into the evening.