Rip Current — Delta, Michigan

2013-07-17 · Delta, Michigan

Event narrative

The Coast Guard confirmed that a teenage boy drowned on the afternoon of the 17th in a structural rip current at Aronson Island in Escanaba. He was carried offshore by the rip current and then was overcome by the crashing of 3-4 foot waves.

Wider weather episode

A teenage boy was carried offshore by a structural rip current at Aronson Island in Escanaba, and then he was overcome by the crashing of 3-4 foot waves.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 508314. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.