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May 1, 2021
Although weekend temperatures will be nice, it comes with strong winds and cold water temperatures.
Sudden immersion into cold water can cause cold water shock, hyperventilation gasp reflex and incapacitated swimming ability.
Drownings can happen within minutes and hypothermia can set in in less than an hour.
The group says those who may consider kayaking or Stand-up Paddle boarding should wear wetsuits, lifejackets and understand that offshore winds and/or side-offshore winds can blow them fast and far from shore, with little chance of making it back to the shore.
2020 was the deadliest year on Lake Michigan since 2010, with 56 drownings.
Derrick James
3 hrs ago
The American Red Cross explains what National Water Safety Month is and the importance of water safety. More information can be found by visiting www.redcross.org/watersafety
1. What is National Water Safety Month?
May is National Water Safety Month and the American Red Cross wants to ensure that every member of your family becomes water competent. This means being water smart, having swimming skills and knowing how to help others.
2. Why is water safety so important?
It only takes a moment. A child or weak swimmer can drown in the time it takes to reply to a text, check a fishing line or apply sunscreen. Death and injury from drownings happen every day in home pools and hot tubs, at the beach or in oceans, lakes, rivers and streams, bathtubs, and even buckets.
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