09/29/2020 Parent Security #childsafetytips | Lake Michigan communities and drowning Does your coastal town have a lifeguard on duty? Thatcher knew how to respond if he gets in trouble in the water. Now what happens is, people may not see any more swimming drownings, but people might be washed off the pier, fall out of a boat or, as we get into December, fall through the ice while ice fishing. And we want you to stay safe from dangerous swimming conditions this season. He owned a michelada mix business called MixChelada. Hawke said it would be great to have the funds to pay for lifeguards. 06/11/2017 WLNS 6 Staying safe around water as summer approaches Its shaping up to be a very hot summer and unfortunately that means that well have an increase in the number of drownings, says Bob Pratt, Director of Education at Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. Higher water levels, smaller beaches, more people on the beach, its easy to lose track of your children on a crowded beach. 07/27/2019 The Sandusky Register How can Nickel Plate be safer? Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project says Lake Michigan drownings are up 58% over this date in 2018 and the numbers are likely to continue to rise. 10/21/2020 Mix 95.7 Grand Rapids Holland State Park will limit access to the pier during winter, 10/21/2020 MLIVE Holland State Park likely to gate-off Lake Michigan pier during dangerous conditions, 10/20/2020 WZZM Holland State Park to limit access to pier during harsh weather. For more information on water and pier safety, the Great Lakes Beach & Pier Safety Task Forces video, Respect the Power, is a great resource. As the winds travel farther north, the winds will also create waves and dangerous currents such as long-shore currents, rip currents and structural currents, Benjamin said. Its been a busy season a lot of responses, said U.S. Coast Guard junior grade Lt. Kyle Maxey. We take the research, statistics and data and break it down, so beachgoers know its one of the leading causes of accidental deaths, which most people dont know, Benjamin said. An avid boater and outdoors enthusiast, Przykuta was not wearing a life vest. The Michigan Canoe Racing Association announced in a Facebook post that the kayaker was one of their members. 3. At least 13 of this years drownings were in Michigan waters, the data show. Were working on that with our division, he said. She also serves as a peer counselor for staff and visitors in times of tragedies or rescue operations. There were slightly fewer deaths on Lake Erie and no change in the number of deaths on Lake Superior. Officials identified the man pulled from Montrose Harbor as Francisco Gonzalez, and said he is not the same person who went missing in the Playpen Wednesday night. 07/28/2017 NBC 5 Stay Out of the Water: Warning to Chicago-Area Beachgoers Extended, 07/25/2017 Ozaukee Press Port Washington helps prepare beachgoers for possible emergencies with water safety cards. 10/09/2020 Spartan News Room Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake? There were slightly fewer deaths on Lake Erie and no change in the number of deaths on Lake Superior. This was the deadliest Labor Day Weekend since we started tracking statistics in 2010, said Dave Benjamin, executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. 07/07/2020 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago man drowns at Evanston beach Marcos Quito was pulled from the water Monday at Clark Street Beach in the 1800 block of Sheridan Road, authorities said. The good news is that drownings are down this year over last year at about this time. Zirkle, whose own 13-year-old son, Jermaine, drowned five years ago in Lake Erie, hopes to draw 200 people to the dinner. The Lake Michigan victims, all of whom drowned on Friday, were a 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man in Chicago; and a woman in her 60s in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There have been 53 drownings in Lake Michigan this year. Every year in the United States there are over 4,000* fatal unintentional drownings, including boating-related drowning. Pier Washoff Henry J. Stout, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2020 has broken the record for the most drownings in Lake Michigan, according to data The parents tried placing the other two children on top of the kayak, but they kept slipping off. 08/11/2017 My Sheboygan Sheboygan resident and surfer Larry Williams talks about water safety. Adam Spade*, M-14, Provincial police say a 14-year-old boy reported missing in northern Ontario last week was found dead on Saturday. If you are caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore. Deadly summer Ironically, as the coalition began meeting [in July of 2018] in the hope of pushing for improved safety, Kenosha entered what became a deadly summer on the water. And canceling lifeguards is a huge setback, Benjamin said. Benjamins regional nonprofit organization tries to prevent drownings through education and has tracked fatalities on all five lakes dating back to 2010. 688 Great Lakes drownings since 2010; 313 of those in Lake Michigan. : DFL lawmakers introduce bill, Man arrested in St. Paul double fatal funeral shooting that killed chef, BCA identifies deputies who shot 70-year-old man in northern Minnesota, Friends: Man killed in St. Paul shooting was chef caught in crossfire, Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake open all summer, Alex Murdaugh sentenced in murders of wife, son. We verified what is true using information from the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a nonprofit that tracks drowning statistics and trains people in water safety, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. And, we have a lot of people that come to this beach every summer, which means this beach is going to be even more crowded, and in a smaller space, Benjamin said. Absent them, its up to swimmers to know how to save themselves. Drowning is swift, it doesnt look the way Hollywood portrays it, said Benjamin. Benjamin said he hopes to eradicate tragedy with the mantra: Flip, float, follow. According to the GLSRP, on Sunday, July 14, 2019 a 33-year-old mother drowned in Lake Ontario trying to rescue her six-year-old son who got carried away from shore while floating on an inflatable unicorn. White said the city has placed an order to erect six signs along the beach with information on rip currents and what to do in an emergency situation. In addition to getting in the water, the lifeguards-in-training learned about the risk of drowning. Bob Pratt, one of the two people who runs the project says there have been at least 640 drownings on the Great Lakes since 2010. The rule was coined by Gordon Giesbrecht, a Canadian physiologist who has studied the effects of extreme cold on the body. Float to conserve your energy. The family believes that he was wearing a lime green life jacket at the time of the incident. A water safety video created by Cochran was also shown at all district middle and high schools. A wide audience of police officers, firefighters, everyday people and surfers showed up, and the project grew. A minute later, irreparable brain damage beings, [and at 10 minutes theres only a 14% survival rate]. I always tell people three things that precipitate an incident. Cold water shock can cause an involuntary hyperventilation gasp reflex, so know the rules of hypothermia. 07/01/2019 Chicago Tribune DNR hosts free events for public to explore Lake Michigan Water Trail Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project was in attendance and set up a tented booth next to the lakeshore to teach children and adults about safety when in the water. The Coast Guard texted back: This is search & rescue. And so we sent out a letter on Feb. 6 announcing that we were going to be recruiting lifeguards; and then we did a press release on Feb. 7. Stay with any boat that overturned; its buoyant. In November of that same year, she went to the Port Sheldon Township Board and pleaded for warning signs and other safety equipment. Specifically, as stay-at-home orders were lifted and residents were able to visit the beach, there was an increase in the number of drownings close to the main city centres.. Know your limits. Hollinside and Cornelio both drowned Tuesday in separate swimming accidents on Chicagos north lakefront, lured to their deaths by balmy 80-degree-plus air temperatures that belied a fatally frigid Lake Michigan. A few second later, Gerard realized someone was in trouble and sprang into action. It is believed he entered the water to retrieve a disabled remote-control boat he was operating. Piden tomar precauciones al entrar al agua. The city hasnt made a final decision about the lifeguard program. Brandon Schmidts mother, Brandi Donley, turned grief into resolve, and then action. 201712/13/2017 Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant Great Lakes waves can make lake viewing dangerous Dont get swept away this winter while sightseeing near the Great Lakes. For 2016, we had almost the highest number of fatalities and a lot of those came from paddle boarders or kayakers.. If were looking at the beach here in Michigan City, Indiana, theres a lot less beach here than there was last year. But Benjamin says jumping in isnt the first thing we should do in an emergency. Ive been doing this for 10 years now and it never gets easier and usually it is always the same message. Benjamin says if you do want to go swimming in wavy water, to wear a life jacket. This is a lot different than a pool. Pratt says, wearing one can decrease your risk of drowning. A life ring is one of the easiest ways to save a drowning victim, especially off a pier. He noted the city and the Corps already have a real estate agreement for the south pier of the harbor and might not need to do a new and separate one for the north pier. Since they began, theyve tracked more than 750 deaths. 10/01/2020 Holland Sentinel Lake Michigan drownings reach 10-year high, 10/01/2020 Great Lakes Now Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020, 10/01/2020 Northwest Indiana Times UPDATE: Lake hazard warnings extended at NWI beaches, NWS says, 09/30/2020 WILX Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020, 09/30/2020 Manistee News Advocate Recovering drowning victims in Lake Michigan can be a difficult task, 09/30/2020 FlipBoard U.S. News & World Report Lake Michigan Drownings Surge to New High in 2020, 09/30/2020 South Bend Tribune Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020, 09/29/2020 WBBM News Radio 780 Chicago 2020 sees a record number of drownings in Lake Michigan, 09/29/2020 MLIVE Lake Michigan drownings reach record-breaking level in 2020, 09/29/2020 Wood TV 8 Great Lakes Surf group says Lake Michigan drownings have hit record high, 09/29/2020 CBS Detroit Authorities Urge Caution As Lake Michigan Drownings Reach 10-Year High, 09/29/2020 WFGR Grand Rapids Lake Michigan Drownings Reach 10-year High. Unfortunately, a drowning person can climb all over you, and a drowning person can take you under, Benjamin said. 04/29/2018 WSBT Conference discusses ways to prevent drowning. The flash of memories. A 12-year-old Chicago Heights boy drowned Thursday at Marquette Park Beach in Gary while visiting the beach with family, according to officials. Plus, he says, theres the cost of lifeguards versus a body recovery. In 2017, 40 people drown in Lake Michigan. As of April 9, there have been five drownings in the Great Lakes so far in 2020, three in Lake Michigan. 08/22/2018 WGN 720 AM The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project and great water safety tips WGN Radios Patti Vasquez is joined by Dave Benjamin, Director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project to discuss water safety and how you can stay safe while swimming during your aquatic fun. Here are some resources to help you get started. At this pace we will likely have 100 Great Lakes drownings in 2020. The water was relatively calm Thursday, though that is expected to change for the weekend. Click on the location of a drowning for additional information. A final decision on whether to keep the lifeguards on New Buffalo beaches will be made at a public hearing at the end of May. Without lifeguards on duty to watch over those who choose to swim in Lake Michigan, experts are worried it could be a recipe for disaster. However, he soon got into trouble as well. Benjamin calls drownings a public health crisis. Dave Benjamin, executive director of public relations and project management at GLSRP, said he was aware of three other likely drownings in the last several days, including a father and son who capsized in Lake Erie and a body that was recovered from Lake Michigan in Chicago. And when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the city in mid-March, the lifeguard issue fell off his radar. When winds blow directly onshore, that creates strong waves and increases the possibility of dangerous currents, including currents that flow away from the beach and back out to the lake, Rodriguez said. 1868. On February 2, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers performed a well-being check on a 55-year-old person . Its better to watch waves and the water from a safe distance, than to risk losing it all. And the worst part of this weekend are the people on social media abusing the stigma of drowning and attacking the victims and their family members.. From shore, Freeman had been keeping a close eye on her kids in the water when she noticed they drifted down a bit. Sunk on August 21. "It was a moderately rough night," said Kravitz, who was on the water aboard the 25-foot . Schwertners body was found about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, behind rocks along the shore behind 12700 Lake Ave. 09/10/2022 ESSEX COUNTY, NEAR COLCHESTER MCCARTHY DRIVE Police received a report of a missing person on Saturday around 8:06 p.m. Investigation determined that the man was at the beach when a family member could not locate him. Link in story. 07/29/2017 NBC 5 Brandt Miller, Flip, Float, and Follow & Weather App. On Aug. 30, a father and his three children drowned in a kayaking accident off a northern Wisconsin shoreline in Lake Superior. The park had three drownings last year. The unidentified person was brought back to shore and described as a white man, 59 to 510 tall, weighing approximately 160 to 180 lbs with brown hair. Thats where the need for education comes in. And several deaths each year occur when people are blown or washed off breakwaters, docks, cliffs and other similar nearshore structures. 06/30/2018 ABC 7 GLSRP at IL DNR Lake Michigan Water Trail Event at Winthrop Harbor. The man was fortunate because Sunday was one of the last days lifeguards were on duty this season. Theres a huge disconnect. His companion survived. Since 2010, the organization has tracked 843 Great Lakes drownings, with 97 in 2019 and a record 117 in 2018. This year is on track to be the worst year on record for the Great Lakes.. A yellow flag means be cautious because weather conditions are unpredictable or bacteria levels in the water are above the threshold deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. I think thats had a lot to do with paddle-boarding and an increase in the amount of watercraft on the Great Lakes.. No one was injured. 10/08/2020 MLIVE Letter from the Editor: Lake Michigan drowning video shows the power of nature, and the power of journalism to save lives. (Link in article.). When someone gets in trouble in the water, they have a panic attack. Cindy Stolk, F-54, of Vienna, Ont. Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project reported 36 drownings on Lake Michigan so far this year as of September 19, 2019. Ten deaths on Lake Superior were blamed on the storm; 66 died on Lake Michigan and 46 died on land in Minnesota, most of them duck hunters caught unprepared. Overall since 2010, the GLSRP has tracked 751 Great Lakes drownings. We start making a lot of mistakes and thats why we start to hyperventilate.. With summers arrival on Thursday, June 21, comes plenty of fun on the water, spurring officials, advocacy groups and loved ones of drowning victims to remind those recreating on a boat or kayak to always wear a life jacket. 07/28/2017 Detroit Free Press 5 teens rescued from Lake Michigan, 3 hospitalized This year, 49 people have drowned in the Great Lakes, at least 22 of them in Lake Michigan, where hidden rip currents are known to pull people away from beach areas, causing them to panic. The Ashland County Sheriff tells Fox 9 his investigation should wrap up shortly and he expects very similar conclusions. 05/14/2017 PR Michigan City Students Heading to the Beach this week for Lake Michigan Water Safety Presentations The GLSRP is partnering with the City of Michigan City, the Michigan City Fire Department, and Michigan City Parks and Recreation Department lifeguards to perform Lake Michigan water safety presentations for Barker Middle School students. Her father, a 28-year-old Kenosha man who didnt know how to swim, entered the water to save her. During offshore winds, the water at the shoreline can be deceptively calm, but the farther one gets from shore, the winds become stronger and the water can become choppy. 08/24/2020 Chicago Sun-Times 2nd Bridgeview teen dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan in NW Indiana Yousef Saleh was among several people pulled from the Portage Lakefront Aug. 16. For more information on water and pier safety, the Great Lakes Beach & Pier Safety Task Forces video, Respect the Power, is a great resource. We argue that beach safety cannot be sacrificed in a future public health emergency by budget cuts or by reducing the focus on lifeguards with the enforcement of social distancing.. Water safety is not common sense., Benjamin said, in his opinion, thats where lifeguards are critical. Children and adults should not engage in breath holding activities. After death, a person's gut and the . So, in case something does happen, and they get caught up in a current, thats just extra protection for them just in case, said Petty Officer Dennis Whartnaby with the Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard. Monday afternoon, a swimmer was in critical condition after being rescued from Lake Michigan near the Loop. Since then, hes advocated for people to always wear properly fitted life jackets and take as many safety classes as possible, and then bigger tasks, like requiring retailers to sell life jackets with recreational watercraft, like paddle boards and kayaks. 10/01/2018 Buffalo News For Erie and the Great Lakes as a whole, 2018 ties a deadly record This year has been Western New Yorks deadliest for drownings in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Inflatable toys like rafts, ducks, unicorns, swans and other objects can get blown fast and far offshore when the wind is blowing from the land and out to open water, GLSRP Executive Director Dave Benjamin said. For the first time in five years, lifeguards are not on duty at Atwater Park beach due to a shortage of lifeguard applications received by the Milwaukee County Parks Department. in Sheboygan, WI. Jamie Racklyeft, executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium, pointed out that untrained beachgoers who try to save someone in distress often become casualties themselves. The surviving crew members were rescued by SS Scott, which resulted in fewer deaths than estimated. Bob Pratt, director of education, said he teaches people to flip, float and follow when encountering an emergency in the water. Flip over onto their back so they can breath when they want to, float to calm themselves down, float to conserve their energy and then follow a safe course back to safety. Bubba was 17 years old and passed away due to liver disease on August . ], We do such a great job teaching kids about fire safety, tornado drills, earthquakes, school shooters; but the fact of the matter is that drowning kills more people than all of those things combined, Pratt said. Float to keep your head above water, float to calm yourself down from fear of drowning, float to conserve your energy and then follow a safe path out of the water., Also, its important for people to be able to spot active signs of drowning. After lunch on Friday of that week, the family left in a two-person kayak, with room for a third in the middle. The Superior Fire Department personnel responded to a call that the body of Samuel was found who was underwater for about 12 hours. 04/12/2018 WZZM Michigan beach town of New Buffalo axing its lifeguards, despite drownings Last year, 40 people drowned in Lake Michigan, down slightly from 46 a year earlier, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a safety group that tracks drownings. Chris Houser, UWindsors dean of science and an expert on rip currents, has co-authored a research paper with Masters student Brent Vlodarchyk that found there were 24 more drowning deaths on the Great Lakes this year than average. Its the only organization collecting data for all drownings across all of the Great Lakes. Who. Story about the drowning: The body of Samuel Clark was found floating in Lake Superior near Barker's Island Marina on August 30. getx middleware; 2015 road glide fairing perdido key weather radar perdido key weather radar. And on a stand-up paddle board, he says, attach the leash to your ankle, which helps you to retrieve the board after you fall off. Benjamin said lifeguards stationed at the beach would be able to respond more quickly to a drowning or a missing child situation than emergency services. Grief Support. Cargo included 70 tons of Montana silver ore, and the "Comet" has been dubbed the only true treasure ship of Lake Superior. Note: There was a mix-up of some of the statistical information in the story.46 was the 2016 Lake Michigan Drownings yearend total.If we were comparing Labor Day 2016 with Labor Day 2017By Labor Day 2016 there were 36 Lake Michigan Drownings.By Labor Day 2017 there were 33 Lake Michigan Drownings. 12/27/2019 MLIVE Beach town seeks input on lifeguards, fines for swimmers after spike in Lake Michigan drownings SOUTH HAVEN, MI Residents in a Southwest Michigan city are encouraged to take a survey meant to help city leaders make the shoreline community safer after an increased number of drownings seen in Lake Michigan this year. If theres a red flag out there dont go in the water, said Adam Bueling, assistant manager of beaches and pools for the Chicago Park District. The updated stats are 612 Great Lakes Drownings since 2010.]. 11/02/2018 Bridge Michigan Great Lakes drownings peaked in 2018. If you are planning an event or party, themes are excellent ways to engage your guests and make your celebration one to remember.Discover 32 of our favorite wedding entertainment ideas: 1. 07/15/2019 WZZM 13 Water safety advocates continue push to bring back lifeguards on Michigan beaches The drowning of a boy in South Haven has ignited the debate again if Michigan beaches need lifeguards. 10/02/2020 Great Lakes Commission Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020 Drownings in Lake Michigan have reached record levels with at least 53 people dead so far this year, according to the water safety advocacy group the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. , M-29, Police said shortly before 7 p.m., Wednesday, their marine unit responded to a report that a person fell off a boat in the Playpen near the Jardine Water filtration plant. Nugent died Aug. 22 at MetroHealth Medical Center after getting caught in dangerous waves the day before at Walnut Beach. Natural factors could also add to the danger, he said. Full statistics here. Provincial officers say a post-mortem will be conducted to determine his cause of death, which is being investigated by the crime unit. Enter an organism name (or organism group name such as enterobacteriaceae, rodents), taxonomy id or select from the suggestion list as you type. The comparison showed 16% of fatal current incidents and 12% of reported rescues occurred on the same day that meteotsunamis were observed in the lake, according to the paper the team published. The parents were in the two seats, the nine-year old, Kyra, in the middle, holding her three-year-old brother, Jansen, in her lap. GREAT LAKES, USA In 2019 the GLSRP tracked 97 Great Lakes drownings. I didnt know that panic is the first stage of drowning. Annual Wisconsin Death Report, 2018 P-01170-20 (December 2020) Report Narrative (PDF) Detailed Tables (Excel) Technical Notes (PDF) Other reports and data products Benjamin gets people to think about water safety with a simple question: Can you swim?, Then he takes them through a series of common sense questions, including What do you do if your clothes catch fire? and What number do you call in an emergency?. The officer carries rescue equipment and responds to rescue calls. 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