2012 - 17 Great Lakes Drownings to Date

2012Great Lakes Drownings   

(17 as of April 24th)

(Info provided by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project)

LAKE MICHIGAN:

1.      Sun.           01/08   John Doe                                 M-30s Chicago                      

2.      Tue.           01/24   Brittany Finley                        22-F     Oak Creek, WI           

3.      Sun.           02/05   John Doe                                 M-20s Chicago

4.      Fri.             03/02   Talmadge “Todd” Channell    35-M   Chicago                      

5.      Sun.           03/04   Philip Patnaude                       28-M   Chicago                       Fell in Harbor

6.      Mon.          03/05   Rasheed Mariano                    17-M   Waukegan, IL             Pier Jump

7.      Sat.          03/10   Peter Dougherty                      24-M   Port Washington, WI  Kayaking

8.      Mon.          03/26   Jane Doe                                 20’s-F Chicago                       ?

9.      Wed.         04/11   Willie Edward Hurse              33-M   Beverly Shores, IN     ?

10.  Sun.           04/22   David Dickerson                     43-M   Grand Traverse Bay    Canoe

LAKE ONTARIO:

11.  Sat.            01/21   J. Doe                                      20’s to 50’s-M             Boulevard Club

12.  Thur.          02/09   John Doe                                 M-47   Burloak Waterfront

13.  Sun.           02/26   J. Doe                                      ?-?       Queen’s Quay            

14.  Wed.         02/29   Mathieu LeClair                     20-M   Kingston, Ont.

15.  Fri.             03/16   Sarmad Iskandar                     20-M   Toronto                       Fall

16.  Fri.             04/13  Jane Doe                                 ?-F       Etobicoke Yacht Club

17.  Sat.            04/21   David Tuttle                           ?-M      Henderson, NY

As of April 25, 2012 there have been 17 drownings.  An increase of 89 % over April 25, 2011's 9 drownings; and an increase of 240% over April 25, 2010's 5 drownings.         

LINKS TO DATA

LAKE MICHIGAN

1.      Sun.           01/08   John Doe                                 M-30s Chicago                      

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/01/08/man-rescued-from-pratt-beach-in-critical-condition/

2.      Tue.           01/24   Brittany Finley                        22-F     Oak Creek, WI           

http://www.wisn.com/news/30288143/detail.html “body washed ashore”, “the body was in Lake Michigan”,

3.      Sun.           02/05   John Doe                                 M-50s Chicago

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/02/05/man-pulled-from-lake-in-edgewater/

4.      Fri.             03/02   Talmadge “Todd” Channell    35-M   Chicago                       ?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-body-of-man-found-in-the-water-at-montrose-harbor-20120308,0,7741622.story

5.      Sun.           03/04   Philip Patnaude                       28-M   Chicago                       Fell in Harbor

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-funeral-set-for-man-who-drowned-in-belmont-harbor-after-disappearing-20120306,0,5651910,print.story

6.      Mon.          03/05   Rasheed Mariano                    17-M   Waukegan, IL             Pier Jump

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ce51e8b1f2df4cfdb0fd1861eb806656/IL--Waukegan-Student-Death/

7.      Sat.            03/10   Peter Dougherty                      24-M   Port Washington, WI  Kayaking

http://www.channel3000.com/news/30653815/detail.html

8.      Mon.          03/26   Jane Doe                                 ?-F       Chicago                      

http://www.wgnradio.com/news/local/breaking/chi-crews-checking-on-person-in-lake-near-north-avenue-20120326,0,846345.story?track=rss

9.      Wed.         04/11   Willie Edward Hurse              33- M Beverly Shores, IN    

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-body-found-on-beach-at-indiana-dunes-park-20120411,0,96100.story

http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/11899266-418/body-found-on-beach-idd-as-michigan-man.html

10.  Sun.           04/22   David Dickerson                     43-M   Grand Traverse Bay    Canoe

http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/pnr-man-dies-in-lake-michigan-over-weekend-20120423,0,2807674.story

LAKE ONTARIO

11.  Sat.            01/21   J. Doe                                      ?-?       Boulevard Club

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1119186--body-found-in-lake-ontario-near-jameson-ave

12.  Thur.          02/09   John Doe                                 M-47   Burloak Waterfront Park

http://www.thespec.com/iphone/topstories/article/668467

13.  Sun.           02/26   J. Doe                                      ?-?       Queen’s Quay            

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/02/26/toronto-body-found-lake-ontario.html

14.  Wed.         02/29   Mathieu LeClair                     20-M   Kingston, Ont.                       

http://www.canada.com/news/student+body+pulled+from+Lake+Ontario/6230296/story.html

15.  Fri.             03/16   John Doe                                 20-M   Toronto                       Fall

http://www.ryersonian.ca/article/21351/

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-drowns-near-queens-quay-004441544.html

16.  Fri.             04/13  Jane Doe                                 ?-F       Etobicoke Yacht Club

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120413/diver-drowning-yacht-club-120413/20120413/?hub=TorontoNewHome

17.  Sat.            04/21   David Tuttle                           ?-M      Henderson, NY

http://www.newzjunky.com/obits/0425tuttleobit.htm