Rip Current — Ontonagon, Michigan

2023-07-28 · Ontonagon, Michigan

Event narrative

A seven year-old boy drowned in Misery Bay near the boat launch on the afternoon of the 28th. Deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's office were called to the scene just after 5 pm EDT, and when search and rescue crews and volunteers found the missing boy in the water they began CPR. The boy was taken to UP Health System-Portage where he was pronounced dead. While it is not certain, it is likely that currents

(including rip currents) played a role in the drowning death.

Wider weather episode

A seven year-old boy drowned in Misery Bay near the boat launch on the afternoon of the 28th. Deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's office were called to the scene just after 5 pm EDT, and when search and rescue crews and volunteers found the missing boy in the water they began CPR. The boy was taken to UP Health System-Portage where he was pronounced dead. While it is not certain, it is likely that currents (including rip currents) played a role in the drowning death.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131465. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.