Duluth launches buoy to better forecast rip current conditions
It reports data to the Great Lakes Observing System, and measures waves, wind, water temperature, and more.
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It reports data to the Great Lakes Observing System, and measures waves, wind, water temperature, and more.
Wednesday afternoon, two women floating on innertubes along the shore of Canal Park were carried away and had to be rescued, according to the Duluth Fire Department.
A Toronto man helped two girls get out of the water after they'd been caught in a rip current.
Firefighters credited smoke alarms with saving the residents.
The man was in his 70s and suffered some "undisclosed injuries" but was reportedly conscious.