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Lake Superior can change in a heartbeat; one minute it’s calm ― the next it's raging into a wild storm. When people in the water get caught off-guard, rescuers have to make critical decisions, and ultimately gamble with their own lives.

Lake Superior can change in a heartbeat; one minute it’s calm ― the next it's raging into a wild storm.When people in the water get caught off-guard, rescuers have to make critical decisions, and ultimately gamble with their own lives.

After a record number of drownings on Lake Michigan last year, South Haven is getting creative with its water rescues.

After a record number of drownings on Lake Michigan last year, South Haven is getting creative with its water rescues.

Fifty-seven people have drowned in Lake Michigan this year, making it the deadliest on record.Dave Benjamin is the executive director of the Great Lakes…

UPDATE: September 23, 2020 - 11:30amAround 10 A.M. Wednesday morning, recovery crews located the body of 12-year-old Lane Frame.Frame was swept off the…

The pandemic, high water levels, and warm temperatures could mean more drownings on the Great Lakes. There have been 58 reported drownings so far this…

High water levels in the state have the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Coast Guard concerned about Electric Shock Drowning.ESD happens…

According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, there were 118 drowning deaths in the Great Lakes last year; a record high for the past decade. This…

Grand Traverse County could be forced to decide whether to spend $1 million to fix Easling Pool in the next year. Financial concerns about the only public…