As the Coast Guard Festival came-to-a-close Sunday, first responders recovered the body of a swimmer that had gone missing at Grand Haven State Park.
The Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven ended in tragedy Sunday afternoon after a 21-year-old man drowned in Lake Michigan-- as authorities say, witnesses saw the swimmer get pulled past the buoys and under the water.
On Sunday, Grand Haven State Park had posted on its Facebook page that Red Flags would be displayed, and swimming in Lake Michigan was not advised.
At the time of this report, the 21-year-olds name is not being released, so no information on whether the man had been in Grand Haven as a tourist for the Festival and simply did not understand the red-flag system.
But it is, another drowning in Lake Michigan this summer after multiple drownings so far. Two weeks ago, authorities recovered the body of a 19-year-old youth at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, earlier in the month, four people drowned on the same day within hours of each other.
In July Grand Haven State Park implemented a new, double-red-flag system, that prohibits swimming in Lake Michigan when the water conditions are too dangerous. Swimmers could be fined $500 for going into the water.
