An elderly man fell off the wall onto the rocks near the lighthouse, a Fire Department report said. But it is unclear if a lifeguard would have made a difference in Sareyis drowning. Less than 5% of the students can answer it. Date of the Accident: 08/30/2022. 10/08/2022 MICHIGAN CITY, IN WASHINGTON PARK KITE SURFING Douglas Tolle, M-56, of Bremen, IN Tolle was reportedly participating in a kite surfing lesson when, for unknown reasons, he began struggling in the water. This year has been no exception. Her husband, other beachgoers and just two lifeguards went into the water to help, Freeman said. 07/09/2020 The Sault News Group says Great Lakes drowning cases spiked over holiday weekend, 07/09/2020 Northwest Indiana Times UPDATE: Coroner identifies 12-year-old drowning victim. Benjamin said, Learning how to swim isnt enough. Learning survival skills in a water emergency should start with children in school, he said. Knowing how to swim is not enough. With many public pools closed this summer because of coronavirus, folks looking to cool off will likely head to packed beaches. But thats not what delivers the message of what is at stake. Winds are the primary source of the dangerous currents on the Great Lakes, said Dave Benjamin, GLSRP Executive Director. Its going to continue to be a leading cause of accidental death until we start to look at the bigger picture, said Benjamin. And when we listened to these I didnt know factors from these families and friends of drowning victims, we realized that these factors were not complex ideas. Sit-on-top kayak is more of an ocean kayak, warm water kayak, interior lake kayak, or very near shore kayak. By the time other kite surfers reached Tolle, he was unconscious. 05/26/2017 Marquette Mining Journal Officials talk water safety ahead of summer season According to statistics gathered by the GLSRP, 98 people drowned in the Great Lakes in 2016 a 78 percent increase over the previous year. Think of the scenario at a beach with no lifeguard. , 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. 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?. She died from hypothermia. Learn to flip, float, follow: In a water emergency, the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project recommends that swimmers first flip over onto their back to float, then keeping the head above water, stay calm and follow the clearest path toward safety. Speakers from theGreat Lakes Sea Grant Network,National Weather Service,Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project,universities, and many others will share the latest science, techniques, and technologies. Drowning is swift, it doesnt look the way Hollywood portrays it, said Benjamin. According to GLSRP data, overall since 2010 they have tracked 858 Great Lakes drownings. The park had three drownings last year. As part of National Water Safety Month in May, the City of Michigan City and Michigan City Area Schools have collated together in an effort to prevent water emergencies. Beginning May 15, 2017, Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP) will be educating our youth on the necessity of Lakefront Safety. Melissa Zirkle, of Madison, who is organizing the fundraising dinner, said she reached out to the Nugent family because she knew from experience their biggest need, aside from prayers, was help with funeral expenses. 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. You can get by one or two, you do that third, tragedies happen, Schmidt said. 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. 05/25/2020 Herald-Argus Water safety activist says not having lifeguards will cost lives, 05/25/2020 WSBT-TV No Lifeguards, Michigan City Warns Beachgoers to Swim at their Own Risk. (Note: * = (+/-) Awaiting 100% confirmation of drowning.) Lake Superior, Canada side, the Comet. A throw ring, a rope and a hook, I would think, is about $50, said Benjamin, who has been involved in the Kenosha YMCAs project to promote water safety in the schools. According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, 117 drownings occurred on the Great Lakes in 2018. Completed - Maintenance Temporarily Affecting UWindsor.ca, Tuesday, Feb, 21, 6 - 8 a.m. Now there are warning signs so people understand the dangers of rip currents.. A flag has never rescued anybody. People blame the victim., Benjamin added: Thats getting in the way of getting funding for public education. 07/03/2019 WILX 22 Great Lakes drownings in 2019, 06/05/2019 Lakeshore Public Radio All Things Considered Regionally Speaking. In addition, the council approved a resolution by Ald. Drownings in Lake Michigan are a statistical surety. 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. Richards says the council has special meetings Thursday and Friday. This data is preliminary and locations of fatalities are approximate. Ive hosted benefits and fundraisers many times before so I offered to host a benefit, she said. According to statistics from the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, a water safety advocacy organization, Lake Michigan claimed 291 lives between 2010 and 2017. In 2020, approximately 3,358,814 deaths occurred in the United States. When youre panicking, its an emotional and an irrational response to the situation. Kyra swam towards Michigan Island, as her father and mother tried to flip the kayak, but it was too heavy. Fell into the lake and swept away by waves. of Lake Elmo, MN and Wascott, WI died January 4, 2023, in Regions Hospital in St . Drowning death rates vary from state to state. 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.. Add the city and county resources and you can run almost $500,000 a day for a single body recovery.. After death, a person's gut and the . Theres more information on Great Lakes drowning statistics and how to keep yourself on the water, www.glsrp.org. 05/21/2020 News Dispatch Budget woes, lack of applicants mean no lifeguards at Washington Park MICHIGAN CITY Visitors to the lakefront at Washington Park are advised to swim at their own risk this summer, as the city has not hired lifeguards for the season. 04/12/2018 WSBT No lifeguards this summer? Removing lifeguards will cost lives and the cost to recover a body is much greater than the lifeguards salaries.. MUNSING, Mich. (WLUC) - UPDATE: The body of the second kayaker that died on Lake Superior near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore was recovered on Friday . Theres a huge disconnect. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am, driven by 29-year-old Ryan Matthew Halvorson, was southbound on Highway 29. Sunk on August 21. 08/11/2017 My Sheboygan Sheboygan resident and surfer Larry Williams talks about water safety. Currents caused by wind or structures like piers can make swimming in the lakes dangerous. On February 2, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers performed a well-being check on a 55-year-old person . Rip currents are very serious and can pull you away from the beach., 06/30/2020 Northwest Indiana Times Practicing beach safety: Experts weigh in on how to protect yourself, kids during summer. 08/24/2018 WKYC 16-year-old swimmer drowns at Ashtabulas Walnut Beach; 26 Lake Erie fatalities this year. Every state has a tourism budget to bring people to water. Other drownings happen because of boating or kayaking accidents. Benjamins regional nonprofit organization tries to prevent drownings through education and has tracked fatalities on all five lakes dating back to 2010. I cant get enough qualified lifeguards to apply, said Richards. The Coast Guard recommends you play it safe. It's worth noting that just six drownings in Lake Michigan this year happened on red flag days or during severe weather conditions; two of the deaths occurred in Michigan (the . Its just bullet-pointed information that is not being delivered, he said. After a record year for drownings in Lake Michigan in 2020, the number of drownings in the lake and across the Great Lakes waterways are up year over year as of July 4, 2021. There were 307,205 deaths in Canada in 2020, the year in which the COVID -1 9 pandemic began, an increase of 21,935 (+7.7%) over the 285,270 deaths observed in 2019. Since 2010 there have 600 drownings in the five Great Lakes. The boy is the 16th person to drown in Lake Michigan so far this year, according to Dave Benjamin, executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. On Monday, July 15, 2019 a toddler was on an inflatable duck in Michigan City, Indiana that was blown out to open water by a side-offshore wind. [SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK is a Fallacy!] After searching more than 2,500 miles of the bottom of Lake Superior, the Atlanta a 172-foot schooner-barge that sank during a terrible storm has been found, preserved in the icy water just as it was when it went down more than 130 years ago. Of the 2021 drownings, 15 occurred in Lake Michigan, compared to 12 a year . But we didnt know exactly how tight we were going to be. Robert Stanick, the Army Corps of Engineers area engineer for the Lake Michigan office, said the required lease is a simple real estate agreement. These are done relatively quickly. The greatest increase in drownings were in Lake Michigan with 37 deaths, an increase of 14 deaths over the historical average of 23. He explains that although the higher water levels dont change the way lifeguards are trained, crowded beaches due to the changing beach lines make it harder for lifeguards to monitor the open water.