The beach is closed to swimming due to the high levels of E. coli. “Beaches at Whitewater Memorial State Park and Brookville Lake’s Quakertown SRA remain open for swimming,” Indiana DNR ...

Updated: Jul 6, 2025 / 10:41 PM EDT PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A father and son from Chicagoland drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Lake Michigan at a beach in Northwest Indiana.

The river off Cedar Point in South Toms River. Beachwood's beach, which will remain closed for swimming for the season due to frequently high bacteria rates. The beach at East Avon Road, Pine Beach.

E. coli is a fecal coliform that health departments can test for in Indiana waters. The bacteria ends up in our waters from the gastrointestinal tracts of people and warm-blooded animals.

Swimming conditions are expected to be life-threatening this week with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet at all Lake Michigan beaches in the Chicago area.

PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A father and son from Chicagoland drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Lake Michigan at a beach in Northwest Indiana. According to the Indiana Department of Natural ...