Organizers of the program said they hope to expand the ambassador program to more beaches, but they see the need for much more especially the return of lifeguards.
Thousands of people will go to Milwaukee's lakefront this summer to cool off, but there will be no lifeguards on duty. In response to a number of drownings two years ago, the Milwaukee Beach Ambassadors program, now in its second year, arms beachgoers with knowledge to keep them safe.
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New ambassador program hopes to better inform beachgoers
Ambassador program being funded with grant from Wisconsin Sea Grant Share
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Ambassador program being funded with grant from Wisconsin Sea Grant Share The pandemic drew big crowds to McKinley Beach last summer, and many who visited were unfamiliar with the lake s power.Sadly, four people drowned in the water near McKinley in 2020, and now a new group is hoping to educate beachgoers in the name of safety. We have the long pier becomes a structural rip, it s called. It s the configuration of the beach, it s the configuration of the boulders, that produces a current that sweeps out along the structure and draws people out, said Lloyd Seawright, who trains lifeguards in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and spends lots of time in and around Lake Michigan.He says the structure of McKinley Beach and those dangerous rip currents can spell trouble for swimmers.