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Dearborn Heights Man Missing After Swimming In Lake Erie

Monroe County authorities​ said the man went missing on Sunday evening and continue to search, according to The Detroit News.

Authorities say the man went missing about a mile from the Lake Erie shore.
Authorities say the man went missing about a mile from the Lake Erie shore. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty)

DEARBORN, MI—Officials are searching for a 59-year-old Dearborn Heights man who went missing on Sunday after swimming in Lake Erie, The Detroit News reports.

Monroe County authorities said they received a 911 call at about 6:45 p.m. on Sunday about a swimmer who disappeared in the water about a mile from shore.

Officials have not released the name of the man and have resumed their search on Monday after suspending it on Sunday evening due to severe weather and dangerous lake conditions.

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