Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Leelanau
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three individuals were caught in rip currents near Van's Beach in Leland. One was rescued via kayak; a second managed to escape and swim back to shore. Unfortunately, the third, a teenaged male from Lake Leelanau, went under and disappeared. His body was found by searchers the next day, in about six feet of water.
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.