Updated:

Mar 8, 2018

Original:

Jul 3, 2012

Duluth man rescues swimmers caught in rip current

A former Carleton College swim team captain helped pull three people to safety Monday morning off the shore of Duluth's Park Point. The News Tribune reports Josh Meltzer swam out in potentially deadly rip currents to save the swimmers struggling to stay above the water.

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A former Carleton College swim team captain helped pull three people to safety Monday morning off the shore of Duluth's Park Point. The News Tribune reports Josh Meltzer swam out in potentially deadly rip currents on Lake Superior to save the swimmers struggling to stay above the water.

Duluth Fire Department's Assistant Chief Erik Simonson told WDIO one of the female swimmers was taken to an area hospital after taking in a lot of water and suffering exhaustion.

The Northland's NewsCenter reports two more children were caught in a rip current Monday afternoon. Their father was able to pull them from the current before rescue crews could respond.

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The woman was swimming in Duluth Saturday afternoon when a rip current pulled her away from shore.

A man surfing off Park Point in Duluth rescued a woman caught in a rip current on Wednesday evening, Duluth fire officials said. Bystanders rescued three people from a rip current in the same general area on Monday.

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A swimmer was pushed out into the bay by the current.

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Four teens were swimming together off Park Point in Duluth when they began struggling.

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Social media reports say the man was trying to save his daughter, who was able to return to shore safely.

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