Body of Chicago man recovered from Lake Michigan
Posted: Sep 10, 2023 7:24 PM EDT
LAKE COUNTY, Ind - An investigation is underway after the body of a Chicago man was recovered from Lake Michigan.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday emergency personnel responded to reports of a missing person at Whiting Lakefront Park in Lake County.
The person was last seen struggling in the water and going under the surface near the boat ramps.
27-year-old Geraldo Castaneda-Soto was eventually located by the Whiting Fire Dept. and rushed to the hospital in East Chicago.
He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Cause of death will be determined after an autopsy is completed.