UPDATE: Crews searching Lake Michigan for missing boy

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Lake Michigan Coast Guard Search Missing Boy

A Coast Guard helicopter searches the waters of Lake Michigan in Porter County Saturday. Crews were searching for a boy who disappeared while swimming. (Photo by viewer Rick Copenhaver)

By Jim Pinkerton

PORTER COUNTY — Crews spent Saturday and Sunday searching for a boy feared drowned in Lake Michigan.

Raphael Palomar, 13, of Chicago was last seen swimming with his younger brother just before 2 p.m. Saturday at Porter Beach near Chesterton. The waves were reported to be 3-5 feet high at the time, and signs warned of dangerous riptides.

Bystanders reportedly pulled Palomar's 10-year-old brother from the water, but were unable to reach Raphael.

The Coast Guard had a boat in the water and a helicopter searching from the air.

Rescue crews had to suspend diving operations. They say rip currents in the water were too strong.

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