00:29 Beach Day Turns Tragic on Lake Superior Two people died at Lake Superior after they were swept away by rip currents.

Two bodies have been recovered from Lake Superior near Upper Michigan's Little Presque Isle, hours after people were seen struggling in the water over the weekend, officials said.

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene where three people were allegedly spotted fighting to stay afloat at about 3:10 p.m. local time Saturday , according to UpperMichigansSource.com. Temperatures were near 80 degrees at that time, but strong wind gusts as high as 30 mph were also present, according to weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce .

The victims were identified as one man and one 22-year-old woman , ABC 10 News reported. It's believed that the man, 24, swam out to assist in the rescue, but was overtaken by the water and drowned , Marquette Public Radio said.

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A third person, a 22-year-old woman, was rescued when bystanders swam out to assist her, ABC 10 News said. The two women were swimming to a rock when a strong current kept one of them from getting there, UpperMichigansSource.com also reported. At least two other bystanders assisted in the rescue effort, the report added.

Officers from the Marquette County Sheriff's Department and Marquette City Police Department discovered the bodies in the water a few hours after they disappeared, Marquette Public Radio also said. They were assisted by boats and a helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard while they searched, the report added.

Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims, ABC 10 News also said.

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