Rip Current in Ashland, Wisconsin
Rip Current August 10, 2016 · Ashland, Wisconsin
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong currents pulled a swimmer into deep water off Stockton Island at Julian Bay, about 15 miles northeast of Bayfield. The victim was found after a 5 hour search. Sea conditions were rough with 8 foot waves and heavy, breaking surf on the beach.
The wider storm
A teenage boy drowned in the water of Lake Superior in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore after being pulled into deeper water by a rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 647324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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