PORTAGE, Ind. (WLS) -- A teenager from Chicago is missing after five people went into the Lake Michigan at Porter Beach Sunday morning in Indiana.
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Witnesses said five people were struggling in the water along the riverwalk about 10:45 a.m.
All of them were between the ages of 15 and 18.
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Four of them are out of the water, one is in critical condition. The other three are in good condition.
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U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Natural Resources officials are continuing to search for a 16-year-old from Chicago.
Authorities said high winds and rip currents played a role in the incident but did not provide any information about the genders or identities of those involved.