drowning

The Great Lakes are known for their beauty. But, they are simultaneously dangerous and unpredictable bodies of water.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.

More people have drowned in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than were reported by this time last year, prompting officials to urge swimmers to practice…

Instances of drowning in Lake Michigan are up this summer.The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project tracks how many people drown in the Great Lakes. The…

It has been a dangerous month on Lake Michigan. While there has been a below average number of drownings in the lake overall this year, there was a…

The pleasures of summertime on the Great Lakes carry a risk: drowning.The Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium has been tracking drownings in the Great…

June marks the beginning of beach season in the Great Lakes – but it also means more people are at risk of drowning.So the city of Holland is trying…

Next weekend, firefighters and rescue personnel can brush up on their ice rescue skills at an event called the Ice Rescue Conference and Education in…

Swimmers and boaters in Michigan need to be more careful on the water."We're at 23 fatal drownings on the five Great Lakes so far this year. It's about…

Aaron Mueller of the Kalamazoo Gazette reports on a settlement reached between the family of a 2009 drowning victim, and the "Michigan Municipal Risk…