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Rescuers respond to near drowning, missing girl at Washington Park Beach

(Photo supplied/Michigan City Fire Department)

There were some tense moments at Washington Park in Michigan City on the Fourth of July.

First, rescuers dealt with a possible drowning by the pier. A man was found unconscious in the water. Lifeguards quickly brought him to shore on a rescue board and began CPR.

The man was transported to Franciscan Hospital in critical condition.

Shortly after that, a 4-year-old girl was reported missing. She was last seen in the water 20 minutes prior. Lifeguards and Michigan City Fire Department personnel begin a line search and found the girl on shore.

She was safely returned to her family.

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