MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Day two of the search for a missing child, presumed drowned, on Lake Michigan continues.
The waves were too high again earlier in the day for the divers to safely recover the body along the pier at Washington Park Beach in Michigan City.
But crews will resume continuing the water search Tuesday evening.
Michigan City police responded to a possible drowning around 5:30 p.m. Monday evening.
Bystanders told officers a teenager wearing red shorts entered the water near the catwalk, just south of the lighthouse.
They say he disappeared under the water and didn't resurface.
"At the time of the incident, waves were about 2 to 4 feet, lifeguards were off duty, they're off duty around 5 pm, prior to them going off duty, they had yellow flags flying, which would indicate moderate surf conditions, 2 to 4 feet, people are still allowed entry to the water," said Dave Benjamin with Great Lakes Surf Rescue Plan
Crews resumed searching both on the land and in the water today, but conditions did not allow for a full water search, so they plan to try again tomorrow.
"Having three kids of my own, it's a scary thing, you want to know where your kids are at all times; it's scary to think that they're out there some place, and nobody can find them," said Susan Huebner of Romeoville Illinois.
The Michigan City fire department tells ABC 57 three of its divers suffered minor injuries yesterday, along with a diver from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
"In any body of water, when that comes up like that, and the water comes up and the waves and it brings you back out, it is so easy, it can drag you in there, it's very strong, a lot of times," said Huebner.
"When the lifeguards go off duty and the beach flags come down, and people are out on their own, they don't have any water safety common sense, if you look at schools today, it's standard to have fire drills, tornado drills, school shooter drills, and even earthquake drills. We really do need K through 12 water safety education," said Benjamin.
The beach itself is still open, however, the red flags flying means the water is closed.