Kenosha drowning; 58-year-old man drowns, overcome by current

KENOSHA, Wis. - Kenosha police say a 58-year-old man drowned off Simmons Island Beach on Saturday, July 29.

Officials say the man was swimming in Lake Michigan around 6 p.m. Saturday with his 28-year-old son and was overcome by the current. 

The son was rescued by a jet skier, but the father could not be, officials said. He was recovered from the water about 15 minutes later by the Coast Guard.

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The man was pronounced deceased at the hospital.