Rip Current — Porter, Indiana

2020-06-23 · Porter, Indiana

Wider weather episode

An 18 year old male swimmer went missing around 11 am CDT on June 23rd near the west end of the beach of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. He was located one and a half hours later and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Waves were estimated around 4 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 894477. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.