Rip Current in Berrien, Michigan
Rip Current August 28, 2011 · Berrien, Michigan
What the National Weather Service wrote
Broadcast media reported a 44 year old male from Wheeling, Illinois was having trouble swimming at the beach off of Hagar Township Park. A woman with the swimmer lost sight of him and began yelling for help. Four minutes later rescuers arrived. He was in the water for approximately 90 minutes before a Coast Guard helicopter crew was able to recover his body.
The wider storm
Three to six foot waves caused some rip currents to develop along the shores of southeastern Lake Michigan. A 44 year old man was swimming at a beach near Coloma, Michigan where he drowned after being pulled out by the rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 338852. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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