(BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich.) A body recovered from Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning is presumed to be that of a 26-year-old Chicago man who became caught in a rip current last Friday.

The body, presumed to be Timothy Horvath, 26, was recovered from about 8 a.m. Wednesday in Lake Township, Mich., about half a mile south of where he disappeared Friday evening, according to a release from Lincoln Charter Township Police.

The body was spotted in the water near the shoreline by American Electric Power security officers at the DC Cook nuclear plant, who notified Berrien County Sheriff's police, the release said.

Officers from the Baroda-Lake Police and Fire departments, along with the Lincoln Township police and firefighters removed the body from the lake on AEP property. The victim was taken by to the Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, Mich., and the Berrien County Medical Examiner's office will conduct an examination to determine positive identification and cause of death.

Horvath and two friends ignored a rip current warning on Friday and he was dragged out into the lake.

Emergency personnel responded at 6:05 p.m. to a distressed swimmer off a private beach in the 7200 block of Waveland Path and learned that Horvath became caught in the current and was missing in the water, according to Lincoln Charter Township police.

Horvath and two brothers -- Sean and Robert Finnerman of Lincolnwood -- were staying at a nearby residence and decided to go for a swim, according to police.

They entered the lake -- which had high waves because of heavy winds -- with a small rubber raft, but quickly became separated. The Finnermans managed to follow the raft back to shore, but Horvath became caught in the current and was seen drifting out into the lake and being pulled under.

A helicopter was used Friday night because water rescue efforts were limited because of high winds and strong rip currents. Fire personnel attempting to enter the lake with jet-ski equipment were injured during the rescue attempt, according to the release. The extent of the injuries was not known.

The National Weather Service had issued a warning at 9 a.m. Friday advising people to stay off the lake because of large waves and strong rip currents.

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