Lee Newspapers
Over Fatherâs Day weekend and into that following Monday, four youths were pulled from Lake Michigan and did not survive, three along Wisconsinâs southern shore in Racine and one on Indianaâs south shores in Michigan City.
Another was also pulled from the water along Michigan Cityâs beach that weekend and was last reported on life support.
The unpredictability of a powerful body of water like Lake Michigan â the deadliest of the Great Lakes â is what is blamed for these recent tragedies.
At least 11 people have drowned in Lake Michigan in May and June of this year, bringing Lake Michigan water-safety and education to the forefront of public conversation, according to statistics maintained by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.
SEAN KRAJACIC, Lee Newspapers
Life rings were installed in 2018 along the north pier in the
Kenosha Harbor, one year before Racine got life rings along public
beaches.
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Over Fatherâs Day weekend and into that following Monday, four youths were pulled from Lake Michigan and did not survive, three along Wisconsinâs southern shore in Racine and one on Indianaâs south shores in Michigan City.
Another was also pulled from the water along Michigan Cityâs beach that weekend and was last reported on life support.
The unpredictability of a powerful body of water like Lake Michigan â the deadliest of the Great Lakes â is what is blamed for these recent tragedies.
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Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux has over 20 family and friends in attendance supporting him this weekend playing the Brewers in Milwaukee, less than 40 miles from where he grew up in Kenosha.
UpdatedTue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:10 pm CT
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