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2011 Great Lakes Drownings Reached 87
A two-year total of 161
GREAT LAKES, USA – According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, Great Lakes drownings are beyond a crisis point. There have been 87 for 2011 and 74 for 2010 – A two-year total of 161 (52 of those drownings caused by rip currents).
“It was a tragic year on the Great Lakes,” said Bob Pratt, Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project CEO. “Eighty-seven lives lost are unacceptable. In two-thousand-twelve we will be working hard to reduce these numbers through our water safety and surf rescue classes,” Pratt added. “Knowledge is power, and we’re leading a huge education effort across the Great Lakes.”
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project hosted five “Surfboard Rescue Techniques” classes last summer in Michigan and Indiana. There are currently 14 classes slated for summer 2012 (details coming soon).
The “Surfboard Rescue Techniques” classes teach the general public, surfers and professional water rescue personnel to:
--Recognize the danger of the surf environment and identify hazardous conditions--Understand rip currents; i.e. how, where, and why rip currents occur; survive rips;
--Know the “Signs of Drowning” – How to identify a person in trouble from within a crowd.
--Summon help
--Use a surfboard or other flotation device to rescue a person in distress or in a rip current
--React when encountering swimmers who have suffered an injury
--React to an unconscious victim
--Enroll in lifesaving, first aid and CPR training from accredited agencies.
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http://david-benjamin.blogspot.com/2011/08/partnerships-great-lakes-surf-rescue.htmlIn the News – Overall Media Coverage:
http://david-benjamin.blogspot.com/2011/08/overall-media-coverage.html 2011Great Lakes Drownings
87 (23 via Rip Currents)
(Info provided by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project)
LAKE MICHIGAN:
1. Sat. 1/1 Michael Hilling 19-M Chicago Retrieving object
2. Wed. 2/2 Peter Davis 60-M Chicago Unknown
3. Mon. 2/14 Casey Palmer 23-M Milwaukee Walk on ice
4. Fri. 4/8 Sarah Goenne 61-M Chicago Fall from dock
5. Mon. 4/11 Jane Doe 13-F Kenosha Pier Jump
6. Sun. 5/22 Terrell Burton 19-M St. Joe Pier jump
7. Wed. 6/8 Jorge Martinez 55-M Chicago swimming
8. Sun. 6/19 John Doe 5-M Chicago Fall from pier
9. Fri. 6/29 Steven Link 42-M Sheboygan WI Step-off
10. Sat. 7/2 Timothy Judge 44-M Muskegon Scuba
11. Sun. 7/3 Tyon McNeil 5-M Covert Unknown
12. Mon. 7/4 Chris Szmajlo 29-M Chicago Boating
13. Fri. 7/15 Jane Doe ?-F Racine Unknown
14. Fri. 7/15 Mark Tuthill 47-M Portage Step off
15. Sun. 7/17 Marche Wilburn 6-F Gary Ind. Unknown
16. Sun. 7/17 Mark Morley 51-M Charlevoix Sailing
17. Sun. 7/17 Suzanne Bickel 41-F Charlevoix Sailing
18. Wed 7/27 Sharon Walsh 69-F Chicago unknown
19. Mon. 8/1 Javier Rivera 19-M Chicago Swimming
20. Mon. 8-1 Mark Urness 53-M Frankfort swim from boat
21. Tues. 8/2 Chandra Aravind 33-M Chicago Boating
22. Wed. 8/3 Delilah Hope Perez 13-F Pentwater rip current
23. Sun. 8/7 Martin Perez 8-M Mich. City rip current
24. Tues. 8/9 Daniel Reed 46-M Saugatuck rip current
25. Tues. 8/9 Bradley Stoner 22-M Saugatuck rip current
26. Wed. 8/10 Brett Vanetten 20-M Gary rip current
27. Thur. 8/18 Dolsey Squires 41-F Northport Beach possible rip current
28. Sat. 8/27 Willie Bogan 11-M Racine rip current
29. Sat. 8/27 Pawel Lesney 33-M Gary IN rip current
30. Sat. 8/27 Tristan Shambee 14-M Wilmette, IL rip current
31. Sun. 8/28 Robert Klepacki 44-M Hagar rip current
32. Sun. 8/28 Rayan Sami Bokhari 22-M Porter, IN rip current
33. Fri. 9/02 Pedro Martinez 32-M Muskegon, MI rip current
34. Sun. 9/04 Wojciech Sadowski 25-M New Buffalo, MI rip current
35. Wed. 9/07 Phebe Hall 54-F Holland rip current
36. Sun. 9/11 Jane Doe 40s-F Chicago unknown
37. Sat. 10/01 James Garcia 51-M Chicago rip current
38. Wed. 10/05 Amit Patel 31-M Chicago eluding PD
39. Sat. 10/15 Mitchell Fajman 18-M New Buffalo, MI Kayaking big waves
40. Sat. 10/15 Kevin Bruins 33-M Holland, MI Jet Skiing big waves
41. Sat. 10/15 Jay Evens Farr 59-M Traverse City, MI Boat big waves
42. Sun. 10/16 Mayur Patel 45-M Door County canoe
43. Sat. 10/22 Jane Doe 40’s-F Chesterton, IN Unknown
44. Mon. 12/26 James A. Kerechek 55-M Chicago, IL Unknown
LAKE ERIE
45. Sun. 5/22 Donald Morrow 55-M East Harbor Fall from dock (etoh)46. Tues. 6/14 Susan Zatek 55-F Monroe Fishing
47. Tues. 6/28 Zachary Wadding 18-M Ripley N.Y. rip current
48. Tues. 6/28 Joselito Irizarry 30-M Edgewater Pier Jump
49. Sun. 7/3 Daniel Abel 53-M Kelley’s Isle Boating
50. Thur. 7/20 Herman Teichroeb 24-M Port Burwell Swimming
51. Tues. 7/26 Aiden Nicoll 7-M Presque Isle rip current
52. Wed. 7/27 John Doe 27-M Presque Isle Swimming from boat
53. Sat. 7/30 Paul Spanitz 37-M Grosse Ile unknown
54. Sun. 7/31 John Doe ??-M Kelleys Island Swimming from boat
55. Sun. 7/31 Darylle Phoeur 17-M Avon Lake rip current
56. Tues. 8/23 Antron Davis 25-M Cleveland unknown
57. Sat. 8/27 Vincent Hermano 43-M Euclid kayaking
58. Sat. 10/22 Pam Holstein F-51 Cedar Point Boat capsized
59. Sat. 10/22 Charles Kaplan M-58 Cedar Point Boat capsized
60. Tues. 11/22 Carl G. Jennings M-75 Morin Point Boat capsized/hunting
LAKE SUPERIOR:
61. Tues. 6/7 Kevin Dammen 20-M Apostle Islands Kayaking62. Mon. 7/11 Monty Lyons 42-M Duluth unknown
LAKE ONTARIO:
63. Tues. 1/4 Porter Simpson 7-M Niagara on the Lake Unknown64. Sat. 2/6 John Doe ?-M Toronto Unknown
65. Sat. 6/25 John Doe 30’s-M Toronto Unknown
66. Sat. 7/2 Jane Doe 50’s-F Toronto Unknown
67. Sun. 7/17 Visu Vimalan 48-M Trenton Ont. rip current
68. Sun. 7/17 John Doe 35-M Toronto Swim from boat
69. Sun. 7/17 John Doe 29-M Wasaga Beach Ont. PWC
70. Tues. 7/19 Uche Chuks’ 13-F Hamilton Ont. swimming from dock
71. Tues. 7/26 Shaylean Richards 32-F Fair Haven rip current
72. Mon. 8/1 John Doe 49-M Sandbanks rip current
73. Sat. 8/20 John Doe 25-M Rochester unknown
74. Sun. 9/4 Alex Montgomery 14-M Ft. Niagara fall (etoh)
75. Sun. 9/06 John Doe 14-M Orilla, Ont. Unknown
76. Mon. 10/31 Alan Shultz 66-M Sodus Point, NY Boat capsized
77. Tues. 11/22 Tracey Bango 46-M Oswego County Kayaking/hunting
78. Sun. 12/04 Ashley Lynn Ganyo 24-F Billings Park Car accident
LAKE HURON:
79. Sat. 2/26 Robert Quesnelle 40-M Georgian Bay Snowmobiling 80. Mon. 4/18 James McComb II 20-M Port Austin Wash from pier
81. Sun. 7/24 Jason McLeod 20-M Port Franks Swimming
82. Sun. 7/24 Ragna Bersenas 67-F Georgian Bay Swimming
83. Sun. 7/31 Jan Raczychi 49-F Tobermory Scuba
84. Mon. 8/1 Donald Dorey 42-M Long Point unknown
85. Thurs. 8/11 Jason McDonough 36-M Sauble Beach unknown
86. Fri. 9/09 Zachary Marengeur 20-M Bruce P. Park rip current
87. Fri. 9/09 Gavin Marengeur 18-M Bruce P. Park rip current
2010 Great Lakes Drowning’s
74 (32 via Rip Currents)
Info provided by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project
Note: An asterisk identifies a “would be rescuer”.
LAKE MICHIGAN:
1. Tues 1/26 Mauricio Guaylias 27-M Chicago Unknown2. Tues 3/2 Richard Wieting, 53-M Montrose (Chi.) Unknown
3. Sun 4/25 Ryan Lightfoot 28-M Petoskey Canoeing
4. Sun 4/25 Clifford Denay 27-M Petoskey Canoeing
5. Tues 4/18 John Doe -M Zion Unknown
6. Thurs 5/27 Katlyn LeClaire 13-F Escanaba step -off
7. Sat 5/29 Kelvin Motsinger 9-M Green Bay Unknown
8. Wed 6/09 Sofia Khan 9-F Holland WI kayaking
9. Wed 6/9 DeVale Thompson 16-M Whiting Pier jump
10. Sat 6/19 Vidyasagar Kapoor 30-M Chicago Unknown
11. Tues 6/22 Antoine Miller 21-M Waukegan swimming
12. Fri 6/25 Paris Bankhead 20-M Ill Beach St. Park swimming
13. Sun 7/4 Destiny Bahena 9-F Ind. Dunes rip current*
14. Sun 7/4 William Lott 25-M Silver Lk. St. Park rip current
15. Sun 7/11 Perla Solis 6-F Covert Park unknown
16. Fri 7/16 Jordy Graves 17-M South Haven rip current
17. Sat 7/17 James Savage 55-M Garfield Twp swimming
18. Fri 7/23 Mark Scheuer 49-M Grand Haven rip current*
19. Sun 7/25 Alfonso Quintero 26-M St. Joe rip current
20. Sun 7/25 Jeremiah Green 12-M Racine unknown
21. Sun 7/25 Lindsay Bilka 17-F Muskegon MI rip current
22. Mon 7/26 Kristopher Kane 19-M Sheboygan WI rip current
23. Thur 8/5 Richard Drake 67-M Covert Park rip current
24. Thur 8/5 Arther Walker 71-M Covert Park rip current
25. Fri 8/6 Patrick Reymann 63-M Harbor Springs kayaking
26. Sun 8/8 Cody Prentiss 15-M Calumet Park unknown
27. Wed 8/11 Roman Bravo 19-M Ill. Beach St Park unknown
28. Sat 8/14 Anthony Goldsmith 44-M Ludington MI rip current
29. Sun 8/15 Enrica Lorenz 27-F Muskegon MI rip current
30. Mon 8/16 Ethan Seitzer 10-M Berrien County rip current
31. Mon 8/16 Dolsey Lynn Squires 41-F Gr. Traverse Bay rip current
32. Thur 8/19 Richard Habermas 76-M Grand haven rip current
33. Sun 8/22 Lorenzo Greer 17-M Mich. City IN rip current
34. Sun 8/22 Scott Hoover 14-M Mich. City IN rip current
35. Fri 9/3 Timothy Horvath 26-M Lincoln Twp MI rip current
36. Mon 9/3 Anupam Bhattacharjee 26-M Ludington MI pier wash-off
37. Sun 9/13 Daniel Logsdon 23-M Warren Dunes unknown
38. Sat 9/18 Timothy Spiller 49-M Ludington fall from pier
LAKE ERIE
39. Mon 6/28 Andrew Mooney 21-M Long Beach ONT rip current40. Tues 7/6 Louis Barba 16-M Sterling St. Park MI swimming
41. Thurs 7/8 Anthony Alexander 17-M Mentor OH rip current
42. Sun 7/11 Chris Alkerton 18-M Rock Point ONT swimming
43. Wed 7/14 Victor Arce Jr. 30-M Westfield NY swimming
44. Tues 7/27 Edwin Acosta 41-M Cleveland OH swim/boat
45. Sun 8/8 Nate Polosito 14-M Westfield OH rip current
46. Mon 8/16 Marco Butler 18-M Rock Point ONT rip current
47. Thur 8/19 John Doe 40s-M Erie PA unknown
48. Thur 8/19 John Doe 53-M Sherkston ONT rip current
49. Mon 8/23 Cynthia Riediger 53-F Pelee Island ONT rip current*
50. Mon 9/6 Harallamb Tasi 24-M Monroe MI swimming
51. Fri 9/11 Marshal Sharpe 58-M Hamilton ONT fishing
52. Sun 10/10 Mohammed Aljiboori 19-M Cleveland OH Unknown
LAKE SUPERIOR:
53. Sat 7/3 Marvin Charette 18-M Red Cliff Unknown54. Wed 7/21 Rod Nilsestuen 62-M Picnic Rocks rip current
55. Thur 8/5 Elias Jenkins 15-M Presque Isle rip current
56. Thur 8/5 Alex Schuiteman 16-M Presque Isle rip current
57. Thur 8/5 Douglas Smith 50-M Grand Marais rip current
58. Thur 8/5 Eric Smith 16-M Grand Marais rip current
59. Fri 8/27 Devante Billups 18-M Picnic Rocks swimming
LAKE ONTARIO:
60. Mon 3/29 Jill Williams 85-F Sodus N.Y. Unknown
61. Fri 5/28 Edward McMillon 20-M Rochester NY Pier Jump
62. Wed 6/09 John Doe 23-M Pt. Dalhousie fall from pier
63. Fri 7/22 Justin Callahan 29-M Brighton ONT kayaking
64. Wed 7/28 Mehmet Yilmaz 22-M Irondequoit Bay swim/boat
65. Fri 8/6 Richard Woodall 77-M Ellisburg ONT fishing
66. Thur 9/2 Michael Steger 36-M Olcott NY fishing
LAKE HURON:
67. Sun 4/16 Lawrence Burack 61-M Saginaw Bay Fishing68. Tues 6/29 Douglas Rucinskas 5-M Bayfield ONT rip current
69. Tues 6/29 Andrew Rucinskas 48-M Bayfield ONT rip current*
70. Sun 7/25 George Georgion Jr 16-M Lexington MI rip current
71. Tues 7/27 Joseph Lathan 18-M Conneaut OH pier jump
72. Sun 8/15 John Doe 10-M Georgan Bay canoeing
73. Mon 8/16 Oksana Milovanovic 16-F Kincardine ONT rip current
74. Thurs 8/19 John Doe 24-M Sauble Beach ONT
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