Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Berrien
Event narrative (NOAA)
Local media reported that St. Joseph dive team and Coast Guard officials were called to Silver Beach around 5 pm EDT. A 19 year old swimmer walked to the end of the pier and jumped into the water where increasingly higher waves were observed. A combination of the strong current along the pier, increasing waves and 60 degree water all combined to cause problems for the novice swimmer. Officials located the body of the teen at 6:19 pm EDT 15 to 18 feet underwater.
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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.