Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Marquette
Event narrative (NOAA)
An 18-year male Northern Michigan University student from Detroit, MI drowned at Picnic Rocks in Marquette on the evening of 27th. South winds gusting over 20 mph produced a strong longshore current which contributed to the drowning death and also caused two other swimmers to go into distress at the same time.
Other notable rip current events in Michigan
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.