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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has identified the person who fell through the shelf ice into Lake Michigan on Monday.

High waves and floating ice chunks forced officials Tuesday to cut short a boat search for the body of an Indianapolis man who fell through the shelf ice into Lake

The waves on Lake Michigan were calm on Monday afternoon. However, due to the snowstorm over the last few weeks, large ice shelves have formed along the lakeshore. Several people were on the beach taking pictures of it.

It,s one long ice shelf as far as the eye can see, off the shores of Kincardine, Ont.

It’s one long ice shelf as far as the eye can see, off the shores of Kincardine, Ont.

Thursday at 10:45 p.m., Muskegon firefighters and emergency crews were dispatched to Pere Marquette due to reports of a swimmer struggling in the water.

HOMEWOOD — More drownings have been reported in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than by this time last year, prompting officials to urge swimmers to practice water safety measures. As of July 2, there were 32 drownings in the Great Lakes, compared to 25 as of July 4, 2020, according to data collected by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. The nonprofit annually tracks drownings in the Great Lakes and recently issued a warning about a summer spike in deaths. Of the 2021 drownings, 15 occurr...

Slight increase in Lake Michigan drownings in 2021 Fox 17 Archives and last updated 2021-07-04 20:45:35-04 KENT COUNTY, Mich — Last year was the deadliest year on Lake Michigan with 56 drownings, and officials caution the number of drownings this year is already higher than last July 4th. According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP), theres been an increase in drownings in Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes so far this year. Sunday, the non-profit released the following data: G...

Lee Newspapers Over Father’s Day weekend and into that following Monday, four youths were pulled from Lake Michigan and did not survive, three along Wisconsin’s southern shore in Racine and one on Indiana’s south shores in Michigan City. Another was also pulled from the water along Michigan City’s beach that weekend and was last reported on life support. The unpredictability of a powerful body of water like Lake Michigan — the deadliest of the Great Lakes â...

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. Figuereo-Colon Over Father’s Day weekend and into that following Monday, four youths were pulled from Lake Michigan and did not survive, three along Wisconsin’s southern shore in Racine and one on Indiana’s south shores in Michigan City. Another was also pulled from the water along Michigan City’s beach that...