Rip Current — Southern St. Louis / Carlton, Minnesota
August 10, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern St. Louis / Carlton
Event narrative (NOAA)
A father and his daughter were swimming in high surf and swept away in Lake Superior off of Park Point Beach in Duluth. First responders retrieved both individuals and transported them to an area hospital where they were pronounced dead by drowning. During the rescue a fire department boat was flipped by waves. A firefighter ingested water and was treated at an area hospital.
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.