One man is dead after being swept away by larges waves in Lake Michigan Saturday night near McKinley Beach.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call for help around 8:41 p.m.
Investigators say the man was with two children in the water who were struggling to get back to shore.
The man was able to help one back to land before going under. The second child was able to make it back on their own.
Emergency responders performed life-saving measures on the man when he eventually washed up on shore. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Both children were unharmed.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.