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The body of a paddleboarder who drowned in Lake Michigan was recovered Tuesday. Experts say drownings are a public health issue.

Lake Superior's rip currents are dangerous for people swimming, red flags are raised warning swimmers along Park Point and Wisconsin Point.

The Ozaukee County Sheriff is asking everyone along Lake Michigan between the City of Sheboygan and Port Washington to check for signs of a missing paddle boarder.

A man drowned Wednesday after rescuing his three children from the Millstone River in central New Jersey, according to CBS News.

There has been a deadly spike in drownings in Lake Michigan this past weekend, according to a new report by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. The latest happened in Kenosha on Saturday.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of a string of burglaries of Frederick County churches, sheriff’s office spokesperson Todd Wivell said.

A collaboration between Huron-Clinton Metroparks and Southeast Michigan swim facilities is aimed at helping families who can’t afford swim lessons.

Local beaches have began to install life ring safety stations along Lake Michigan, although Senate Bill 424 was stalled in April.

DETROIT — Even at their calmest, the Great Lakes are much more dangerous than swimmers realize — and water safety experts say more public education is needed to reduce the