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. Their best thing wouldve been to stay with the kayak. She was missing and last seen around 2 p.m. that day at a marina on Bridge Street. The Coast Guard and CPD both report they responded to a call of a diver in distress. It was a night-time dive and the incident was reported to have occurred at about 8 p.m. 10/31/2018 UP Matters Stay off piers, breakwaters during high winds, storms, wave action Water Dangers. In a statement, a family spokesperson explained Salvino talked to a friend via FaceTime 11:59 p.m. and said that he was walking to his apartment in the 800 block of West Lill Avenue and was about a half-mile away. 08/04/2019 WZZM Lake Michigan drownings up 87% in 2019, group says To date in 2019, there have been 54 drownings in all the Great Lakes. The devices will be accessible to the the public in the event of an emergency. A comparability table is available below to assist in comparing causes of death across years. 10/04/2020 Fox 11 GREEN BAY (WLUK) 2020 breaks record for drownings on 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. 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. Guests: Dave Benjamin, Executive Director, The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project and Melissa Zirkle, Great Lakes Safety Advocate, 08/28/2018 CBC News Great Lakes swimmers ignoring warnings to stay out of the water, report says 73 people have drowned in the Great Lakes this year. Not yet. A water safety video created by Cochran was also shown at all district middle and high schools. 06/20/2020 NBC 5 Water Safety Concerns Are on the Rise as More People Head to Area Beaches. 06/14/2020 NWI Times MICHIGAN CITY, IN BYSTANDER RESCUE NO LIFEGUARDS two kids were walking along the pier near the lighthouse at Washington Park Beach and ended up in the water. 06/30/2018 Daily Herald Excessive heat warning extended to 7 p.m. Sunday We call this a lake, but its really like an inland sea. We didnt and three people have died. The average elevation of Lake Superior is about 183 meters (600 feet) above sea level. 09/02/2017 WZZM 68 people have drowned in the Great Lakes in 2017, 09/02/2017 WISN ABC Surfer helps save man from rough Lake Michigan At Bradford Beach, 09/01/2017 WNEM Report: 68 drownings reported in Great Lakes this year, 09/01/2017 WLNS Great Lakes drownings prompt warning for holiday swimmers. They were exploring the largely-intact wreck of the 200-foot ship the Wells Burt that went down in a storm in 1883 about 3-miles off-shore in about 40-feet of water. Story about the drowning: The body of Samuel Clark was found floating in Lake Superior near Barker's Island Marina on August 30. The boy washed up on shore after a short time. Dave Benjamin from Great Lakes Rescue Project explained that their organization is confident in labeling Lake Michigan as the deadliest. Joseph R. ODonnell*, M-45, was found in the water near the Edgewater Yacht Club by Edgewater Park. The city is also looking into a program to provide the police department with a personal watercraft to store at the beach. NBC 5s Christian Farr reports. and windy days. The timing of the drownings in Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario appear to be associated with the early reopening phases of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ontario, the two write in their research paper. Looking at other beach locations: life rings are credited with saving lives in Grand Haven, Holland and St. Joseph in Michigan, and Gary and Michigan City in Indiana, according to the non-profit Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. The first girl might have been OK, but the second girl definitely would not. Full statisticshere (74 drownings in 2010; 87 in 2011; 101 in 2012, 67 in 2013, 54 in 2014, 55 in 2015, 99 in 2016, and 88 to date in 2017). The reason a person who is dead in the water floats to the surface is because there is bacteria on and within our body. The training focused on the dangerous currents in the Great Lakes, rescue techniques, and CPR. Kyra, the nine-year-old, panickedand jumped out of the kayak, causing it to flip over. There is no excuse to continue to operate these beaches without lifeguards, Benjamin said. 187704 Obituaries. But, they may not necessarily be in a position to help in case of trouble. 07/13/2022 SOUTH HAVEN, MI NORTH BEACH PARK WAVES & DANGEROUS CURRENTS 7:30 p.m. John Doe, M-7 The South Haven Area Emergency Services was called to North Beach. 07/04/2019 UpNorthLive GLSRP: 22 drownings in Great Lakes so far in 2019 GREAT LAKES (WPBN/WGTU) The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP) has released their statistics for the number of drownings in the Great Lakes for 2019. 07/13/2020 BuzzFeed Update: Search for man in water continues in South Haven, MI, 07/12/2020 Fox 6 News Beach Hazard issued for some lakeshore counties Sunday, 07/12/2020 MLIVE 6-foot waves, strong currents forecast for some Lake Michigan beaches on Sunday, 07/12/2020 The Detroit Free Press Its swimming season in Michigans lakes and rivers: Have fun but use caution, 07/10/2020 ABC 57 Dangerous Outlook: Strong currents, high waves along Lake Michigan. Beaches There have been 27 drownings in Lake Michigan in 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. Deaths that occurred before 1999 were coded according to the ICD, Ninth Edition. You know, weve all been guilty of being a pier jumper. This could suggest meteotsunami-induced rips may be frequently related to water safety incidents, the paper said. Benjamin has given classroom presentations in Oak Lawn, Palos Heights and Blue Island this past spring. But when you add in wind, waves, dangerous currents and cold water temperatures, that percentage would likely be higher. A group that promotes swimming safety says it is a good time to brush on some common sense rules. She texted her sister and brother: 911, Michigan Island, kayak tipped. The messages didnt go through until nearly four hours later. 07/15/2020 Detroit Feee Press 2 children seen running as high waves almost take them underwater, 07/15/2020 CBS 2 Chicago Video Shows Two Kids Nearly Swept Away By Waves On Michigan City Pier, 07/15/2020 Northwest Indiana Times WATCH NOW: Footage of children nearly swept into Lake Michigan amid crashing waves. Right now, the beach is temporarily closed due to hazardous conditions from erosion. I didnt know that panic is the first stage of drowning. We believe that every drowning is preventable and weve got to start asking ourselves as a society, Why are we not preventing them? prompted Dave Benjamin, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Great Lakes Surf Project. There are roughly 1,050 lifeguards employed by the Park District, which includes 500 spread across the lakefront and 550 at pools throughout the city, a spokeswoman said. 08/29/2019 Univision Revelan preocupante cifra por ahogamientos en el lago Michigan en lo que va del 2019. Keeping in mind three simple steps if you find yourself in dangerous water can be a life saver. Finally, they jumped off to try to swim back, the winds were strong and the water was cold. Wasserman said there have not been lifeguards at McKinley Beach for more than a decade. 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. Seconds count. Instead of lifeguards, he said, the beach would use existing flags and signs noting that visitors are swimming at their own risk. We dont want it to happen on our watch. Dave Benjamin, executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, has been pushing for communities to use lifeguards on Great Lakes beaches. 06/17/2017 UpNorthLive Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore hosts first water safety expo Its important to know the basics of water safety when out on the beaches this summer. in Sheboygan, WI. 06/20/2020 ABC 7 Lake Michigan lifeguards emphasize water safety on 1st day of Summer to prevent unintentional drownings. My heart goes out to his family, our team, and anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Mike. Other beaches dont have that, she said, adding when unsafe conditions shut down swimming, swimmers sometimes go to an unguarded beach. The father died from hypothermia, the children drowned. Besides the usual cold waters this time of year (though Lake Superior can be warmer than the air temps in winter), the Corps pointed to three areas of concern: Submerged Structures. Just call them the rings of life, read the headline of a July 30 story in the News Dispatch in Michigan City. The problem was the way the weight was distributed. In 2018, 44 people died of opioid overdose in Thunder Bay. Lake Michigan follows Lake Erie with 21 total drowning deaths this year, including two this past weekend. There have been 76 in all five Great Lakes as of Sept. 18. Whats most import is the detection of the turning of events, White said. A virtual meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, during which those interested in sharing their opinion about the future of Holland State Park will have an opportunity to speak. According to the groups figures, last year there were 97 drownings in the Great Lakes and Lake Michigan claimed 48 of those lives. The first two drownings of the season occurred on Lake Erie five days and about 5 miles apart in May. 07/27/2019 Holland Sentinel Man drowns in Lake Michigan near Holland, 07/27/2019 Northwest Indiana Times 35-year-old Michigan man dies after slipping under water at Indiana Dunes State Park. 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. Cargo included 70 tons of Montana silver ore, and the "Comet" has been dubbed the only true treasure ship of Lake Superior. It was during one of those breaks that Gerard, owner of the Third Coast Surf Shop, noticed commotion near the pier. On July 7, Ameera Muhammad, 24, of Bronzeville drowned after swimming in the harbor during bad weather, officials 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. Since 2010 there have 600 drownings in the five Great Lakes. There have been 53 drownings in Lake Michigan this year. 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. Great Lakes drownings are just the tip of the iceberg of the nationwide drowning crisis., 09/08/2018 Fox 6 News On track to be the worst year on record: Almost 100 people have drowned in the Great Lakes in 2018. She discussed the citys cash flow projections through September and other additional revenues, noting that if the casino and park were to remain closed throughout the summer, the Municipal Fund would go into the red by October unless the city were to borrow from itself or another source. 08/01/2017 Harbor County News Matthew Ramirez, M-4 a 4-year-old boy fighting for his life after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Warren Dunes State Park on Tuesday afternoon. While many victims who have fallen or jumped off these structures were said to have been very good swimmers, the reality of past statistics paint a sad picture. Since 2010, 267 people have drowned in Lake Michigan, nearly half of all 564 Great Lakes drowning deaths. The waves will pound you, the undertow will grab youyou may scream . Thats why the documentary video The Deadliest Great Lake by MLive has so much resonance the tales of loss land like a punch to the gut. Its been a deadly year in the Great Lakes with a record number of people killed by drowning. And this stigma actually inhibits funding against drowning because the theme becomes, Only stupid people drown. . They released their latest report Thursday. Its for this reason that after Martins death, the city checked the beachs condition each morning to see if it was safe to open. Malik, who his mother said was a good swimmer and knew the dangers of rip tides, was pulled out of the water a short time later. 04/12/2018 Peter Carey Speaks outat New Buffalo at City Council Meeting to oppose the termination of the beach lifeguards. But, out of the 582 drownings since 2010, only five wore life jackets all of whom died because they were in really cold water for a prolonged time, says Bob Pratt, the projects director of education. 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. 07/09/2020 Chicago Tribune Too many people are drowning. Then, a Lake Superior limnologist shares new evidence suggesting that algae blooms can survive winter temperatures. 11/15/2020 Herald Palladium South Haven officials form committee to address beach, water safety concerns After 3 drownings this year, some residents want to bring back lifeguards Three drownings in Lake Michigan this past summer along with more than a dozen water rescues has prompted City Council members to form a committee to examine whether changes need to be made to the current beach and water safety plan. Search Wisconsin Obituaries. 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. I was in a structural current. 07/29/2019 WBBM News Radio 780 Drownings In Lake Michigan Up 80 Percent Over Last Year: Report, 07/29/2019 9 & 10 News Swimmers at Risk on Lake Michigan: Winds Cause High Waves, Currents, 07/29/2019 Chicago Tribune Lake Michigan Drownings up 80% over this time last year, 07/29/2019 Chicago Sun-Times Drownings in Lake Michigan up 80% over last year: report, Drownings in Lake Michigan account for over half of the total drownings in all five great lakes, 07/29/2019 NBC 24 Drowning victim identified, officials urge water safety, 07/29/2019 Detroit News Warning issued for dangerous swimming conditions on Lake Michigan beaches, 07/29/2019 CBS 3 WWMT South Haven beachgoers swim despite red flag warning of dangerous conditions, 07/28/2019 UpNorthLive GLSRP: Lake Michigan drownings up 80 percent over last year, 07/28/2019 Detroit News Lake Michigan drownings up 80% since last year 51 Great Lakes drownings in 2019; 27 in Lake Michigan, 07/28/2019 Huron Daily Tribune Warnings posted for Monday on Michigan side of Lake Michigan, 07/28/2019 Detroit Free Press Dangerous conditions expected at Lake Michigan beaches Monday. The DNR called it a tragic accident; the contributing factors: overloading of the kayak, operator inexperience and passenger behavior. If you dont know how to swim or do this, its absolutely not the time. After death, a person's gut and the . This data is preliminary and locations of fatalities are approximate. 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.