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. I was in a structural current. 03/16/2017 Record Eagle Great Lakes Surf Rescue teaches safety to water-loving residents If stop, drop and roll can be accepted parts of childhood education, why not flip, float and follow? asks the founder and executive director of Great Lakes Surf Rescue. It could be kayakers, people on paddleboards or other recreational activities. (Full Storyhere). 08/09/2022 PORT BURWELL Jack Glaves, M-58 Glaves set off from Port Burwells marina around 2 p.m. on Tuesday and failed to return later that night as expected. 10/01/2018 Kenosha News Council to consider authorizing installation of life saving devices at Pike River, pier Initiatives intended to bring life-saving devices and public awareness to the dangers of drowning in Lake Michigan will come before the City Council tonight. The police department tells Channel 3 Stout was trying to get from the pier to the lighthouse, and was most likely knocked off of the pier by a wave. Without a doubt, profoundly, though hes not quite sure how. The nonprofit issued a warning that walking on shelf ice is extremely dangerous after it received reports of two groups of people walking on shelf ice near Garys shoreline last weekend. 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. Mr. Magoo remained at the Duluth zoo until his death in 1968. If you dont understand that youre likely to exhaust all your energy and submerge, he said. Family/Friends confirmed Herrons BODY WAS RECOVERED 12 MILES OFF SHOREHAM, MI on 09/05/2022when a sailboat captain found the body and contacted authorities at 11:35 a.m. 08/02/2022 MILWAUKEE near the Summerfest grounds around 8 p.m. Martez Holmes M-32, of Milwaukee One relative said he was with friends on a pontoon boat to watch fireworks when he went into the water in the lagoon at Lakeshore State Park, which is adjacent to the Summerfest grounds. Last year, the number of deaths due to drowning in the Great Lakes was 118, making it the deadliest year since the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project began tracking drownings in the Great Lakes in 2010. Know your limits. So now, there is signage warning people about the rip currents. Being able to swim is not the same as being able to survive a drowning event, he said. 08/31/2017 ABC 10 & 13 August Was Deadliest Month So Far on Lake Superior in 2017 Five people drowned in Lake Superior in August, with four drownings in a 2-week span. 10/25/2020 MLIVE Why most Lake Michigan beaches dont have lifeguards despite repeated drownings. On Thursday morning, Glaves boat, a white-colored 21-foot Striper with a black-colored canopy, was found by a passerby on the other side of Lake Erie along a rocky stretch of shore in Madison Township, Ohio. 03/14/2018 MSU Great Lakes Water Safety 2018 Conference to address dangerous currents that continue to take lives April 26-27, Evanston, IL, 03/13/2018 NWI Times Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project educators stress water safety to kids, say specific techniques should be learned LAKE STATION Officials with the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project said schools today will conduct fire drills, tornado drills and active shooter drills, but there are no schools that conduct water safety education. Chicago says many social distancing ambassadors are also trained lifeguards. Bubba was 17 years old and passed away due to liver disease on August . Diehl and a 7-year-old Texas boy died after going under water along the north beach in South Haven. 06/06/2018 CBS 2 Mobile Weather Lab: Drowning Prevention CBS 2s Ed Curran is live with the Mobile Weather Lab to discuss drowning prevention. However, they were dressed in light clothes, with just a few supplies, a couple packs of cigarettes, a lighter, flashlightand a cell phone. I was on the town board at the time (of the drowning) and that was the worst town board meeting ever all of these seats are filled with people who want to know why you didnt do something. Enter an organism name (or organism group name such as enterobacteriaceae, rodents), taxonomy id or select from the suggestion list as you type. 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. 04/11/2018 Detroit Free Press Michigan beach town of New Buffalo axing its lifeguards, despite drownings The city of New Buffalo wants to eliminate its dozen life guards due to liability, said city manager David Richards. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project reports there have already been 30 Great Lakes drownings this year and more than half of those were in Lake Michigan. 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. Their best thing wouldve been to stay with the kayak. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, and will focus on gathering public feedback on the draft of the new general management plan. 06/30/2018 ABC 7 GLSRP at IL DNR Lake Michigan Water Trail Event at Winthrop Harbor. ], 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. The township took action, James Schmidt said. Those lost include a beloved Lancaster school teacher, a Southtowns fisherman and Hamburg liquor store owner who was kite-surfing. Of the remaining 32 drowning deaths, 7 have been on Lake Erie, 10 on Lake Ontario, 1 on Lake Huron, and zero on Lake Superior. This follows 2020, when 56 people drowned in Lake Michigan, setting a new high. 04/12/2018 Dave Benjaminspeaks outat New Buffalo City Council Meeting Lifeguards save lives, are an asset, are first responders. 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. From 2019 to 2020, the estimated age-adjusted death rate increased by 15.9%, from 715.2 to 828.7 deaths per 100,000 population. Finally, they jumped off to try to swim back, the winds were strong and the water was cold. Meteotsunamis are sort of the sharks of the Great Lakes, Benjamin said. Since pools closed for summer, more people are heading to the beach. 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. On Saturday, 08/20/2022, a recreational boater in the Playpen spotted a mans body floating in Lake Michigan as the Chicago Air and Water Show wrapped up Saturday. Think of the scenario at a beach with no lifeguard. Our son passed away here almost two years ago, and theyre installing a plaque in his memory along with those safety changes., He was out here at the beach with some friends and unfortunately came under the water and he didnt come up, said James. (Note: * = (+/-) Awaiting 100% confirmation of drowning.) How can you tell if there are dangerous rip currents and what should we do if we are ever caught in one?07/08/2018 WLNS A look at safety on the water, following 4 drownings in Mid-Michigan this week. Its not a matter of if people will die from this fatal decision but when, said Dave Benjamin, executive director of the Great Lakes Rescue Project. What alarmed him most after reading the report was the type of watercraft used by the family. He talks about a recent rescue effort that he personally joined in, at Washington Park beach in Michigan City, and offers tips to swimmers when they step into Lake Michigan. 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. This data is preliminary and locations of fatalities are approximate. 07/29/2019 WTOL 11 Toledo Experts offer drowning prevention strategies after 12 people drown in Lake Erie In all of the Great Lakes, 50 people have drowned in 2019. And when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the city in mid-March, the lifeguard issue fell off his radar. From Madeline Island on a clear day, it looks tantalizingly close, but its nearly four miles away. Ever since I moved here, we had always heard of different drownings, and it wasnt until this past season somebody decided to actually do something about it.. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has reported 21 drownings on the Great Lakes this year. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. 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. 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. She called the Coast Guard and 911, but the calls kept dropping. So having the equipment there is great. More signs and the addition of life rings and ropes may not prevent another drowning, but if just one person is saved, isnt it worth it? Life-saving measures were not enough. 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. Of course, residents are used to having lifeguards at the Washington Park beach. 06/19/2017 WSBT 22 BerrienCounty holding water rescue and emergency drill at Silver Beach ST. JOSEPH, Mi. 09/06/2018 The News Dispatch MICHIGAN CITY A man who fell off the pier in Washington Park onto the rocks on Sunday was pulled from the water by lifeguards and taken to a hospital in stable condition. The Michigan City Fire Department is always concerned about the safety of our personnel and the safety of the public, stated Fire Chief Randy Novak. In the past, summer shifts for Atwater Park lifeguards were from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. And a lifeguard for the public beach would not have been able to see the break wall on private property from which Sareyi jumped, Tyke said. 07/08/2020 WGN 720 AM Summer safety: Tips for staying safe around water Dave Benjamin, Co-Founder of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, joins the Ji Suk Yi show to talk about important swimming safety tips to help you and your kids be safe this summer while in the water.