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Rip Current — Berrien, Michigan

August 28, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Berrien

Event narrative (NOAA)

Broadcast media reported a 44 year old male from Wheeling, Illinois was having trouble swimming at the beach off of Hagar Township Park. A woman with the swimmer lost sight of him and began yelling for help. Four minutes later rescuers arrived. He was in the water for approximately 90 minutes before a Coast Guard helicopter crew was able to recover his body.

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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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