Text alerts will warn beachgoers of unsafe Lake Michigan conditions in South Haven
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
A green flag hangs from a pole in South Haven, Michigan on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Joel Bissell | MLive.com
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SOUTH HAVEN, MI – A new program will help alert beachgoers about safety conditions on Lake Michigan.
In addition to changing the colored safety flags posted at South Haven beaches this summer, a website will also be updated and text messages sent out when the flags are red, according to a news release from South Haven Area Emergency Services.
The upgraded alert system is being implemented because of an increase in water-related emergencies in 2020, the SHAES release said. Three people drowned, and there were 23 rescues of people struggling in Lake Michigan last summer in the South Haven area.
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