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Illinois man drowns at Michigan beach
Victim found in rip current off St. Joseph beach
Updated: Monday, 06 Aug 2012, 3:59 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 05 Aug 2012, 4:49 PM EDT
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) - An Illinois man drowned at a Berrien County beach Sunday afternoon.
The victim, 42-year-old Anthony Joseph Kelly of Montgomery, Ill. was pulled from Lake Michigan at St. Joseph's Tiscornia Beach.
He was in 12 feet of water in a rip current about 350 yards from the beach, according to a news release.
Kelly was taken to Lakeland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Waves in Lake Michigan were reportedly between 6 and 8 feet, according to St. Joseph Department of Public Safety.
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