An Aurora woman died while swimming in Lake Michigan off Foster Beach.
Amy Kelts, 20, was seen struggling to swim near the beach around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday before she sank below the water, a witness told searchers.
Just after 9:40 a.m. Thursday, the police marine unit recovered Kelts’ body from the water near the beach, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
After three drownings in two days last summer, Chicago officials warned boaters and swimmers to “please be responsible” when in the water. A 7-year-old boy died after drowning in Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana last week.
So far this year, six people have drowned in Lake Michigan, more than any other Great Lake, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a nonprofit group dedicated to drowning prevention.
Two of those six people drowned near Chicago, and another person drowned in Waukegan.
