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UPDATE: Body Of Missing Swimmer Found In Lake Michigan

UPDATED Thursday, September 6, 2012 --- 3:20 p.m.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- Divers have recovered the body of a missing Port Washington teenager from Lake Michigan.

Police say Port Washington Fire Department divers recovered the body of 15-year-old Tyler Buczek from the lake about noon Thursday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/ReXenY ) reports his body was found about 200 yards from shore, near the city's water treatment plant, in water 10 to 12 feet deep.

Buczek was swimming with friends near the plant when he disappeared Sunday.

Port Washington is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.

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Posted Monday, September 3, 2012 --- 2:34 p.m.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- Rescue workers who have been searching Lake Michigan for a missing swimmer near Port Washington say they're now dealing with a recovery mission.

Tyler Buczek was swimming with friends Sunday when he disappeared. The 14-year-old was to begin high school Tuesday and was the quarterback for the school's freshman football team.

Authorities scoured the waters Sunday with no luck. They resumed the search Monday, saying they were now looking for the boy's body.

Divers were searching locations where sonar had detected a number of objects. However, a WITI-TV report says the visibility is low because of rough water conditions.

Officials planned to search the lake until they find the body or until dusk falls.

Port Washington is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee.

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.


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