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More on this Great Lakes-focused series via the NYSG news item, "On YouTube: Beach and Water Safety — Know Before You Go", https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/articles/....

Transcript:

The scariest calls? I would have to say missing children last seen in the water or last seen on the beach. One particular call, a little girl asked "is my daddy going to be okay?" It's hard to answer those questions 'cause you don't know and a lot of times they don't make it. It's probably one of the rougher things about the job.

On average every year, 87 people die in the Great Lakes, half of them here in Lake Michigan.

We are talking about the Great Lakes.

We have hundreds of miles of prized shoreline. Typically, it is beautiful and serene, but at times Lake Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes can get furious and volatile.

There's a huge difference between ocean waves and Great Lakes waves.

Ocean waves may be created by a big storm that's 2- or 3,000 miles offshore, but on the Great Lakes it's wind on the water now which is making all of the wave activity.

When we get winds out of the North, that can drastically change wave heights, and that can change quickly.

Check the National Weather Service forecast before you leave to drive down to the beach for the day. When you get to the beach, make sure that you check with any lifeguards and look for any flag conditions or signage that might indicate any hazards are present.

When you're going to visit, you need to think about your safety plan because not every beach has a lifeguard, so you need to be in charge of your safety, especially for your children. And most importantly, know before you go, look at that forecast, know what to expect when you're heading to the beach or the lake.

We know that a lot of our visitors are drawn to our beaches. We want to make sure that our visitors can be safe and have fun.