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Rip CurrentBerrien, Michigan

July 26, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Berrien

Event narrative (NOAA)

Local law enforcement officials reported a 57 year old male drowned offshore of Warren Dunes State Park during the early afternoon hours. The gentleman's wife reported that one minute he was there and the next he was gone. He was later found about 30 yards from shore by rescue personnel. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

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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.

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