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The end of summer means another season has come and gone without the changes an Ontario woman would like to see at private beaches. Patricia Mason-Levasseur, whose husband drowned in Lake Erie in 2016, says the owners of private beaches should be mandated to inform beachgoers when it’s not safe to enter the water.

One day after two bodies were recovered from Lake Michigan, a water safety expert issued a reminder about the dangers of the Great Lakes, saying drownings are a...

Grand Haven, Holland, Muskegon, Saugatuck and South Haven were full of people this summer, but missing drownings— welcome news to local leaders in South Haven.

A woman who was pulled in critical condition from Lake Michigan in the overnight hours of Tuesday morning has died, authorities said. The woman was identified as Kelly Jirgal, 46, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Jirgal was initially pulled from Montrose Harbor around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 5 after police had responded to a report of a woman who dived into the water near the harbor’s ...

It was a deadly Labor Day holiday weekend on Lake Michigan, capped early Tuesday morning by a drowning about a mile off of 31st St. Beach.

The Coast Guard and Chicago police searched in Lake Michigan for a swimmer who remains missing.

A woman who was pulled in critical condition from Lake Michigan in the overnight hours of Tuesday morning has died, authorities said. The woman was identified as Kelly Jirgal, 46, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Jirgal was initially pulled from Montrose Harbor around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 5 after police had responded to a report of a woman who dived into the water near the harbor’s ...

Worries mount about water safety as lifeguards go off duty

After a hot and crowded Labor Day along Chicago’s lakefront, emergency responders worked double time in rescue and recovery efforts at the lake, pulling two bodies and a woman in critical condition from Lake Michigan over a 24-hour period, authorities said. Another person was still missing as of Tuesday afternoon. The Chicago Fire Department called off rescue efforts after searching for more ...

Everything you need to have a safe swim this summer, with products such as life jackets and bright swimwear.