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Ohio Man Drowns in Lake Michigan

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Lake Michigan's strong rip current claimed the life of an Ohio man Sunday evening.

Police in Benzie County say the 40 year old man from Cincinnati was swimming near at Peterson Beach in Lake Township with a friend when he went under.

The friend made it safely to shore, but the Ohio man couldn't be seen.

Search crews found the body a short time later in 5 feet of water. They performed CPR and then sent him to Paul Oliver.

He was declared dead at the hospital.