Lake Michigan follows Lake Erie with 21 total drowning deaths this year, including two this past weekend. 09/05/2019 CRITICAL CONDITION CHICAGO, IL NORTH AVENUE BEACH Jane Doe hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach. 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. 07/13/2022 FERRYSBURG, MI NORTH BEACH PARK WAVES & DANGEROUS CURRENTS Ryan Leany, M-16, was visiting North Beach Park in Ferrysburg last evening with a church youth group when he got swept away by the waves. Lifeguards are trained to watch, theyre trained to know what drowning looks like and theyre trained to get to victims in less than 60 seconds and bring them a flotation device.. And that comes from a place of misunderstanding. Especially the lake, Hoop said. The GLSRP recorded 117 in 2018, 07/26/2019 Cleveland 19 Officials warning swimmers of dangers in Lake Erie; 2019 could set record for drownings, 07/26/2019 WZZM ABC 13 NWS warns beachgoers of dangerous swimming conditions Saturday We strongly advise NOT going into the water., 07/26/2019 Detroit News Beware boaters and swimmers: High winds on Great Lakes this weekend Dave Benjamin, executive director of public relations and project management for the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, said looking at the warm weekend, southerly winds can cause offshore wind conditions for southeast Michigan. The Pure Michigan tourism campaign has been wildly successful, making Michigan a hotspot for summer vacations. There were 298 drownings on Lake Michigan since 2010 making up about 46 percent of total drownings on the Great Lakes in the past eight years. The tremendous force and energy thats created reverberate some length down the beach and there are going to be conditions where I dont think its going to be safe even with those safety features in place..
Lake Michigan breaks record for deadliest year for drownings: Great Emily MacDonald, F-19, from Columbus, MI. Drowning happens to other people until you become other people. 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. Benjamin said, according to the Centers for Disease Control, that drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S. as well as worldwide, and that it is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages 1-4. She was watching the rescue efforts on Friday. 06/02/2017 Holland Sentinel City of Holland warns against swimming on red flag days at state beaches Lake Michigan is the deadliest of the Great Lakes, causing nearly half of all Great Lakes fatalities in 2016. 06/11/2020 WNDU TV 16 Safety reminders on avoiding beach hazards this summer, 06/11/2020 WNDU TV 16 Great Lakes Beach Hazard & Safety Awareness Week. Lifeguards are the gold-standard when it comes to beach safety, said Bob Pratt, education director at Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a nonprofit which aims to eradicate Great Lakes drownings through water safety advocacy. The city is also looking into a program to provide the police department with a personal watercraft to store at the beach. At Tuesdays meeting, several people gave suggestions of limiting the area where swimming is allowed to a shallower depth. 06/07/2017 UpNorthLive Benzie County nurse, Barbara Smith, recognized as hometown health hero She was awarded for her water safety advocacy efforts at the State Capitol during public health week in April. If you dont get your breathing under control, youre not going to survive.. 06/04/2019 Southtown Star Just because you know how to swim, doesnt mean you know how to survive As pool and beach season gets underway safety experts remind water lovers not to have a false sense of security because a lifeguard is on duty or because they know how to swim. As the winds travel farther north, the winds may also create waves and dangerous currents such as longshore currents, rip currents, and structural currents. He had a bad wipe out, fell on his back and had the wind knocked out of him. Certificates: 377; Diplomas: 128; Associate Degrees: 656; Total: 1161; Note: Full-Year Equivalent (FYE) is defined as total student credit hours divided by 30. Cindy Stolk, F-54, of Vienna, Ont. He did not resurface. 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 an EMT and Lifeguard, he knows that drowning is preventable, especially in the sport of Stand Up Paddle Boarding. Most public swimming pools will be closed due to COVID-19 concerns and other entertainment options such as fairs and festivals are getting canceled for the summer season. CPD took over and brought the man to shore in Evanston, along with Coast Guard personnel assisting on the way. Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in montana. By the time other kite surfers reached Tolle, he was unconscious. 07/07/2019 ABC 7 Newsviews: Water Safety The weather has finally warmed up and maybe youve spent time at the beach this weekend. Thats where the need for education comes in. By this time, it was 10:00 p.m. and she had been in the water six hours. 04/30/2018 rockthelake.com Why you should wear your lifejacket if you paddle this spring: safety tips for chilly Lake Erie. The drowning of a 13-year-old girl last summer 30 minutes after lifeguards had ended their shift at Loyola Beach prompted the Park District to plant a red flag at all beach locations when lifeguards were not on duty. Jacob Breault, a rookie lifeguard with Indiana Dunes State Park, says the training will no doubt help him this summer. The record highs on Lake Superior were previously set in the . Through July 31, 2019, there were 52 Great Lakes drownings, with 27 of those occurring in Lake Michigan, making 2019 a 80% increase through the start of August. Surveying of the water, whether we are open or closed for swimming, is standard operating procedure, Denecke said. Waves pushed him to the bottom [and he struggled] for about two minutes, before he could get back to the surface and cough up the water. 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. Last year was the deadliest on the Great Lakes since the GLSRP began tracking drownings in 2010. The World Congress on Drowning states that an estimated 66% of the more than 360000 people who drown worldwide each year knew how to swim, said Dave Benjamin, executive director of the nonprofit Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (www.glsrp.org). I survived by floating. In absence of that, he noted that the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety is a leader in water rescue training and is often called to help train personnel from other agencies. Since 2010, Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project statistics show there have been 622 drownings in the Great Lakes, 292 of them in Lake Michigan, with 41 Lake Michigan fatalities so far this year. The Pacific north-west's heat dome-related surge to record temperatures has already been blamed for a spate of water deaths . He had disappeared from a home in Fort William First Nation. We believe drowning is preventable and survivable.. The project wants everyone to learn the drowning survival technique; flip, float and follow. Were pretty cautious, he said. Looking forward to the end of the year, our cash position to me is still concerning, Hoffmaster said. 04/23/2018 ABC 57 New Buffalo votes to keep lifeguards this summer The New Buffalo city council voted Monday to keep lifeguards on duty at least for one more summer. It was one of four drownings in 2018, putting officials under pressure to do something. Most importantly, it can happen to anyone more than 50 percent of drowning victims are strong swimmers, according to the United States Coast Guard. At the Hammond Marina, Kruszynski said lifeguards would be on duty from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week starting Memorial Day weekend.At Whihala Beach in Whiting, lifeguards have been a part of the seasonal mix as long as Mike Nastav, recreation director for Whiting Parks and Recreation, can remember. The expo event was inspired by, Tyler Spink. On Aug. 30, a father and his three children drowned in a kayaking accident off a northern Wisconsin shoreline in Lake Superior. Its really great to see that the Port Sheldon beach came through with their promise to install some of their water safety signage as well as some safety equipment, says Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project executive director, Dave Benjamin. Our society is so far behind the eight ball when it comes to water safety when compared to other public safety programs. He was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. Experts say too often swimmers overestimate their abilities and underestimate dangerous conditions. The city hasnt made a final decision about the lifeguard program. 07/21/2020 WZZM Grand Haven fisherman raising money for water safety education after latest drowning. So much of our lakefront is right up to residences where kids have access to these parks and to the beaches and to the water and were doing nothing to protect them, said Halle Quezada of Chicago Alliance for Water Safety. His companion survived. A person who is drowning will usually be facing shore, their mouth will be at water level and may have their head tipped back. 09/19/2019 WWMT New life jacket loaner station hopes to curb Lake Michigan drownings Safe Kids of Greater South Haven, led by Bronson South Haven Hospital, spearheaded the project. In addition to getting in the water, the lifeguards-in-training learned about the risk of drowning. Lifeguards are trained to recognize the signs of drowning, which Benjamin said many people misunderstand. Upon completion of the conference, attendees will leave with new strategies, insights, and know-how to save lives in their communities andthe best ways to respond in the event ofa tragedy. The cold water. I cant get enough qualified lifeguards to apply, said Richards. 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. 12/20/2022 CHICAGO, IL Peter Salvino, M-26 was recovered in Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor early Tuesday evening, close to where his phone was last pinged before he went missing early Sunday morning, 12/18/2022. Salvino was last seen late Saturday night after leaving a party in Lincoln Park in the 2400 block of North Geneva Terrace, last making contact with a friend through FaceTime while walking back to his apartment at around 12:15 a.m.
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For daring sailors, Lake Superior beckons with moments of terror and Wrongful death lawsuits, Algae blooms in winter You wouldnt try to put your seatbelt on during a car crash. But Benjamin says jumping in isnt the first thing we should do in an emergency. When responders arrived, they learned several girls had been pulled out of the water while a 7-year-old boy from Texas and a 33-year-old man from Ohio were still missing. The lakeshore attracts local residents and visitors alike and some may not be aware of the powerful impacts that strong winds, storms and high water levels can bring. The release also links to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a nonprofit geared toward eradicating drownings in the Great Lakes. Warning people about the dangers in Lake Michigan. The third question Benjamin asks stumps almost everyone: What do you do if youre drowning?. You change the attitude and position of the bow which causes more water to come under the bow, which could cause someone to think they were sinking, Schmidt said. He said he always begins with an informal survey that typically reveals about 90% of the students say they know how to swim. After that his mom went before the township board and talked to them and asked them to make some safety changes which they did. Year: 2022. 02/17/2018 MDJ Online Teaching others to swim safely Benjamins life changed forever Dec. 26, 2010, when he had a nonfatal drowning accident. In a moment that will not ever be forgotten or dismissed, Bokun began reflecting on what just happened to him. Hazel and a companion were rescued by another fishing boat, but theyd been in the cold water for about two hours. Benjamin said he hopes to eradicate tragedy with the mantra: Flip, float, follow. There are two rings at the lifeguard station, but thats set back from the water, Benjamin noted. 04/04/2018 Journal Review Water safety group to debut public safety announcement today via Facebook Live, 03/30/2018 The Herald Argus Flip, float and follow Surf Rescue educator gives advice for surviving in rough water, 03/29/2018 The News Dispatch Bob Pratt, executive director of education at the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, spent the past week providing water safety education to Michigan City Area Schools students, and opened each of their 16 different presentations with the quiz [which ended with, What do you do if you are drowning?. Being in the water, practicing swimming and floating, helps, but learning the technique could be drilled into students in an auditorium. Deep blue waters and towering, colourful cliffs reveal Lake Superior's spectacular landscapes that have inspired artists and . His cause of death has not been determined. 06/30/2018 ABC 7 GLSRP at IL DNR Lake Michigan Water Trail Event at Winthrop Harbor. City Controller Yvonne Hoffmaster broke the news to the Michigan City Common Council during a workshop on city finances Tuesday. A full-time seasonal officer is also assigned to off-road vehicle patrol of the City Beach and state park, Hawke said. Why does someone have to die before the water is cleared of swimmers? No one has yet responded at the Indiana Dunes National Park for comment.
Death Under the Bridge Apple Books Add the city and county resources and you can run almost $500,000 a day for a single body recovery.. Water safety is not common sense, yet most people assume it is common sense and that is one of the reasons why drowning continues to be a neglected public health issue.. I pulled a kid out who was under for 10 minutes. Zirkle, whose own 13-year-old son, Jermaine, drowned five years ago in Lake Erie, hopes to draw 200 people to the dinner. Witnesses to the incident attempted to revive the child by performing CPR, but the child did not respond. 08/26/2018 MLIVE Michigan surfer tells of attempts to save drowned man who was washed off pier One of those attempted rescuers was surfer Ryan Gerard, 40, of St. Joseph. Benjamin says frequent winds from the north cause currents along the shore line.
If you find yourself in deep water, the Surf Rescue Project recommends flipping over onto your back, floating or treading water with your head above the water and following a safe path out of the water. If you ask anyone anywhere in the United States, What do you do if your clothes catch on fire? they will tell you, Stop, drop and roll. But ask them What do you do if you are drowning? and youll most often get silence and blank stares, explained Dave Benjamin, executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (www.GLSPR.org). Pratt said nearly half of all drowning deaths take place on Lake Michigan, a powerful body of water thats often underestimated. Witnesses said the boy, a student at Indian Trail High School and Academy, was pulled under the water and surfaced twice, each time about 20 yards further away, before disappearing. 07/26/2019 Fox 17 Lake Michigan drownings up 58% over last year As officials continue to search for a missing father who drowned at Ludington State Park, a group is urging safety on the water this weekend. We bring back our summer 2017 conversation about Lake Michigan drownings with Dave Benjamin with the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. (The Interview begins at 27:38), 06/05/2019 Southbend Tribune After loss of Lake Michigan kayaker: Look out for our brothers and sisters. When they hit that pier, they go out and around that pier and one of the duties of lifeguards at that beach is to keep people from swimming in the water around that pier, said Benjamin. 09/29/2020 Huron Daily Tribune Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020, 09/29/2020 Click on Detroit Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020 At least 53 people died so far this year, 09/23/2020 MLIVE Lake Michigan Documentary The Deadliest Great Lake. (Read my previous column on Indiana Dunes State Park beach last weekend as an example.). 07/28/2017 Detroit Free Press Lifeguards are the first reponders on the beach! The configuration of Lake Michigan as well as its residential population density and tourism population density creates a higher probability for accidents; i.e. He said not only do Lifeguards save lives, but they educate the public about their specific beach hazards when patrons come to the beach. And now consider how often you play in water. Like the widely known stop, drop and roll technique used when clothing catches fire, Benjamin said everyone should know flip, float and follow. If you want to live, you have to stay at the surface of the water and continue breathing, he said. 06/20/2020 NBC 5 Water Safety Concerns Are on the Rise as More People Head to Area Beaches. The Chicago Park District assigns each beach a color-coded flag. 57 ranks well ahead of the TCL 6-Series's 2. Lois Powell Brook Park, Minnesota . 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.