MUSKEGON, Mich. — Police, fire departments and dive teams patrolled Pere Marquette Beach on Saturday, searching for a struggling swimmer spotted near the pier.
Shortly after 2:00pm, the Muskegon Department of Public Safety and Muskegon Fire Department responded to calls of a man in "distress," seen in the water by witnesses on the shore.
While they were en route, according to Muskegon Fire Department Battalion Chief Keith McMillan, the man slipped below the surface.
The US Coast Guard, the North Muskegon and Norton Shores Fire Departments, the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office, and county dive teams searched the cold, windblown water on Saturday alongside McMillan's team, concentrating their efforts south of the south pier.
In an interview, McMillan confirmed the purpose of the search had shifted from rescue to recovery, and as of 7:30pm, no body had been found, per Muskegon Police.
The department also noted "no one has been reported missing."
If a body is not found this evening, crews will resume their recovery efforts on Sunday, continuing to scan the area with sonar technology.
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