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Free swim lessons part of larger Michigan effort to reduce drownings
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A staggering 70 percent of children in Detroit have little to no swimming experience.
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A staggering 70 percent of children in Detroit have little to no swimming experience.
Here’s another tip from Be Current Smart to keep yourself safe around dangerous currents this summer.
Drowning is second only to car accidents in unintentional death for children age one to 14, and is the leading cause of accidental death for those four and under.
Great Lakes swim tips from Michigan Sea Grant.
Safety experts hope message goes viral on social media.
One result of the buoy system is the discovery that waves near the shore can be much larger than those farther away.
Sixty-six swimmers, including 13 men ranging from 15-28, drowned in the Great Lakes in 2013. More than 300 people have drowned in the lakes since 2010.
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Blackrocks, at the Presque Isle Park lakeshore, hosts an unofficial yet well known tradition: cliff jumping, about 20-30 feet into the (sometimes frigid) waters of Lake Superior.
There is yet another reason to stay glued to our phones. The myBeachCast smartphone app, released in 2011 by the Great Lakes Commission, has just added a new feature — beach hazard warnings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The free app is available for download here. Although drownings appear to be on track to fall from a record high in 2012, the overall trend from the past several years have seen consistent increase, according to the Great Lakes Surf Commission. The hazard warnings on the app informs users when and where there is a potential for dangerous rip currents.
Unpredictable wind, temperature and currents make Lake Ontario one of the world’s more difficult swimming venues, according to Open Water Source.