North Beach and Lake Michigan have been closed due to a dangerous current that resulted in the death of a number of teens in June. | Pixabay/Pexels
North Beach and Lake Michigan have been closed due to a dangerous current that resulted in the death of a number of teens in June. | Pixabay/Pexels
North Beach and Lake Michigan have been closed due to a dangerous current that resulted in the death of a number of teens in June.
North Beach, which is located near Racine, Wisconsin, was shut down for part of last week as the wind and rip currents deemed it excessively dangerous.
“Our beaches will be closed today and tomorrow. High winds will make the water dangerous. Parks Department Staff will ask you to leave if you are on the beach. Please stay out of the water as the currents will be dangerous,” Racine Mayor Cory Mason wrote in a Facebook post on July 1.
Other swimming opportunities are plentiful in Michigan, with Racine giving away a number of swimming passes to the YMCA.
The rip currents in Lake Michigan are thought to be the cause of three deaths, each of young individuals, such as one 14-year-old girl, Lily Limbert, who was not able to swim.
Limbert, who was a Milwaukee County resident, was killed by a rip current in June. A memorial service was held in Greenfield in her honor following her drowning.
The hotter-than-usual weather this summer has been bringing larger crowds to the beaches for relief from the heatwave.
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