Presque Isle Park closed after person swept off Black Rocks
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MARQUETTE -- At approximately 2:53 p.m. the Marquette Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding a male subject who had been swept into Lake Superior in the area of Black Rocks at Presque Isle Park in the city of Marquette, according to a police department press release.
Upon arrival, officers contacted witnesses who advised a male subject had been washed off Black Rocks and into Lake Superior. The male was last seen being pulled southbound out of the Black Rocks cove.
The area was checked by first responders, but the male could not be located. Due to lake conditions, a search on the water was unable to be conducted. A search of the water will be initiated when lake conditions allow.
Separately, another police source confirmed that a U.S. Coast helicopter from the agency’s Sault Ste. Marie headquarters was participating in the search.
Assisting with this incident was the Marquette Fire Department, Marquette County Sheriff's Office, Northern Michigan University Police Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, UPHS-Marquette EMS and the U.S. Coast Guard.