High Surf — Southern Cook, Minnesota
August 12, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man was washed into Lake Superior by a wave on the shore near Solbakken Resort in Lutsen, Minnesota. He was walking along the shore and was knocked over by a large wave and pulled out into Lake Superior and was not moving. His body was recovered by United States Border Patrol who responded to a mutual aid call by Cook County Search and Rescue after conditions proved too rough for their boat. Waves were around two to four feet at the time with south-southwesterly winds of 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.