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The body of a young man was found on the Lake Michigan shoreline at Carthage College Wednesday afternoon, and it may be that of an Indian Trail High School and Academy student who was swept away by currents in the Kenosha Harbor last week.

Carthage students found the body at about 2 p.m. just east of residence halls on campus, about 3 miles north of the pier where the teen was last seen.

Kenosha Police Lt. James Beller said the body has not yet been positively identified, but may be that of the 17-year-old teen presumed drowned last Thursday.

“We believe it is the young man we were looking for,” he said.

Police, the Kenosha Fire Department and the Kenosha County Medical Examiner responded to the scene.

Sept. 6 rip currents

The teen was with friends on the north pier on Sept. 6 on a day when strong winds and waves created the conditions that make rip currents likely near the pier.

According to witnesses, the teen and a friend jumped into the water, and while one was able to make it out of the water, the boy disappeared under the waves.