Rip Current in Alger, Michigan
Rip Current August 5, 2010 · Alger, Michigan
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Deaths
What the National Weather Service wrote
A father and his son both drowned in high waves and strong rip currents in Grand Marais Harbor on the afternoon of the 5th. Northwest winds gusting over 30 mph at times contributed to the high waves and strong rip currents.
The wider storm
High waves and rip currents led to the drownings of two swimmers near Presque Isle in Marquette and two swimmers in Grand Marais on the afternoon of the 5th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 258611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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