The body of a 17-year-old Eagan boy who went missing Tuesday while swimming in Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana was recovered Thursday morning.

The teen was last seen approximately 300 feet from the shore in Beverly Shores on Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers found his body before 8 a.m. Thursday, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said. His name has not been released.

ABC 7 in Chicago reported the teen was at the beach with his family while on vacation. Beverly Shores is about an hour east of Chicago on the south end of Lake Michigan.

Porter County 911 received a call just after 2 p.m. of multiple swimmers in distress near the intersection of County Road 300 East and West Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores, the DNR said. Responders from multiple agencies arrived and located two distressed swimmers and a Good Samaritan onshore requiring medical attention. All three were taken to a hospital, where they were in stable condition.

Rescue personnel confirmed the teen was unaccounted for and attempted to enter the water to search, but were hindered by large waves, the DNR said. A beach hazards statement issued by the National Weather Service was in effect at the time of the incident, with waves of 6 to 9 feet forecasted.

A shore-based search began along with the use of drones as vessels from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit assisted in the offshore search.

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