Rip Current in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Rip Current September 6, 2018 – September 12, 2018 · Kenosha, Wisconsin
What the National Weather Service wrote
A male teenager jumped into Lake Michigan at the north pier in Kenosha Wisconsin during a period when strong winds and high waves were creating dangerous swimming conditions on Lake Michigan. The teenager disappeared under the waves due to structural and rip currents under the water. A second person also jumped into the water, but was able to climb out. The teenager's body was found 6 days later several miles north of the pier along the Lake Michigan shore near Carthage College.
The wider storm
A teenager drowns in Lake Michigan during a period of dangerous swimming conditions due to high winds and waves.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 774125. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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