Woodridge man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan

CHESTERTON, Ind. - A 72-year-old Woodridge man has died after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State Park.

The Porter County coroner's office said Kirshnaraju Rudraraju died Sunday.

Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, conservation officers on patrol at the park responded to the beach area after a lifeguard was notified a man had gone underwater without resurfacing, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a news release.

Lifeguards began to search the swim area as first responders went to the scene, the release said.

After about 15 minutes, lifeguards found the man submerged in about 7 feet of water and 100 feet from the shore.

Lifeguards brought him to the surface and started CPR while bringing him to shore, the release said.

On shore, a conservation officer and an off-duty firefighter from the Indianapolis Fire Department continued CPR.

Rudraraju was transported to a hospital, where he died around 3 p.m.