The victims who were pulled from Lake Michigan in South Haven Monday have been identified by the South Haven Police Department.
Wednesday the names of the victims were identified as Kory Ernster, 22, of Novi and Emily MacDonald, 19, of Columbus.
Ernster and MacDonald were pulled from the choppy waters on South Beach under yellow flag conditions, officials said yellow flags mean swim at your own risk.
Police said both were unresponsive when they were pulled from the waters.
A beachgoer pulled the first victim out of the water before a group of bystanders pulled a woman out of the water around seven minutes later.
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Witnesses Pat and Erin O'Hearn said first responders arrived quickly to the scene and began performing CPR, officials later confirmed both died.
"It was rough water out there and we said several times 'I think a red flag should be up.' It was very rough and there were a lot of little ones even out there swimming down the beach even with this going on down here," Erin O'Hearn said.
All four drownings this month happened under yellow flag conditions. It's part of the flag system in place in South Haven, warning people of water conditions.
Despite the recent tragedies, South Haven City Manager Kate Hosier said she doesn't think lifeguards will be implemented any time soon.
After the drownings, community member Amanda Soukup put up signs and handed out stickers saying, "Big waves? STAY SAFE in the SAND."
When asked if the city or South Haven Area Emergency Services should be quicker to throw up a red flag, Hosier said no.
"We want to make sure that people actually follow the red flags, so you want to make sure that they are adhering to the conditions. If you put a red flag out there always, people will never follow a red flag. So you want to make sure that the conditions follow the flag notifications," she said.
Red flags did go up after Monday's drownings.
Hosier expressed condolences to the victim's and their families.