GRAND HAVEN, MI The Grand Haven State Park beach is closed Monday, July 20, while rescuers try to find the body of a teen presumed down in Lake Michigan.

Access to the beach and day-use parking lot is temporarily closed.

A 14-year-old Grand Rapids boy was last seen Sunday, July 19, swimming near the swim buoys at the state park.

Grand Haven Department of Public Safety responded to a 3:40 p.m. report of a missing swimmer. Beachgoers formed a human chain but could not find the victim.

Rescuers searched nearly five hours before halting the search. Police planned to search the beach overnight before Ottawa County sheriffs and state police dive teams resume the search Monday morning.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids had warned of hazardous swimming conditions with high waves and strong currents. The night before the teen went missing, several people were swept off the south pier but were recovered or reached safety on their own.

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