2 Men Drown In Lake Michigan Over Labor Day Weekend

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — At least two people drowned over the holiday weekend while at Lake Michigan beaches in Michigan, authorities said.

Ryan Harms, 30, of the Chicago area drowned Sunday at Saugatuck Dunes State Park in Allegan County, the sheriff's office said.

In Ottawa County, a 67-year-old man from Mason, near Lansing, drowned Saturday while swimming at a beach in Park Township. His name wasn't released.

There have been at least 77 drownings this year in the Great Lakes, including 35 in Lake Michigan, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.

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