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A remote-controlled rescue board could help reduce drownings at Kincardine’s south pier at Station Beach, a citizens’ committee suggested to Kincardine town council Monday.
Five people have drowned on the south side of the south pier at Station Beach since 2008, including Aleem Ramji, who died trying to rescue his two cousins after a wave washed them off the pier last September. They survived.
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The area is notorious for creating rip currents, which can hamper swimmers’ efforts to make it back to shore. High water has added danger, more people are visiting the area and some don’t realize the lake’s potential to take lives.