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Two teens, one adult pulled from Lake Michigan at McKinley Beach Saturday night

Posted at 12:10 PM, Aug 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-09 18:51:36-04

Milwaukee Fire Department officials say two teenage boys and one adult male were pulled from the water at McKinley Beach Saturday night.

The Milwaukee Medical Examiner's Office says one of those swimmers has died Saturday night.

The Milwaukee Fire Department Dive Team responded to the lake around 6:30p.m.

Upon their arrival, crews were flagged down by people on the beach who pointed them in the direction of the missing swimmers.

One swimmer had been removed from the water prior to their arrival.

Milwaukee Fire Department divers entered the water with the assistance of an MFD rescue boat, a Milwaukee Police Department rescue boat, The Milwaukee County Sheriff as well as the U.S. Coast Guard to look for the two swimmers still missing.

Officials were able to locate the two missing swimmers and pull them from the water. Both were unresponsive and transported to the hospital.

No word on the conditions of the other two swimmers.