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Police report drownings at Little Presque Isle

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI--   Two people have drowned in Lake Superior at Little Presque Isle.

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says Saturday around 3:10 p.m. two 22-year-old women waded into the water to get to a nearby rock.  One of the women made it, but the other started struggling.  The first woman reentered the water to help her friend but both were swept up by the current.  A 24-year-old male bystander went into the water to help but could not make it back to shore. 

At that point two people, a 24-year-old woman and 27-year-old man, found life jackets, went into the water, and saved one of the women.  The man who tried to help and the other woman were not visible from shore. 

U.S. Coast Guard and Sheriff’s Office watercraft were called in to search the area.  With the aid of a Coast Guard helicopter, Sheriff’s Office divers and Marquette City Police were able to recover the man and woman, who had drowned. 

Marquette Township Fire/Rescue, Michigan State Police, and DNR Park Rangers assisted at the scene.   

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.