Tag: Drownings
Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
80-year-old man dies after drowning at Port Stanley beach: OPP
Passersby spotted the man in distress about 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon and called 911, police said.
Swim safe, not solo: Experts urge caution amid deaths in Ontario waters
A recent string of drownings in Southwestern Ontario has safety officials urging the public to take simple, life-saving precaution
Girl, 13, dead in drowning at conservation area: Police
A 13-year-old girl drowned Sunday in a swimming spot at a conservation area near St. Marys, police say.
Great Lakes drownings down, marine patrol funding cut
Drownings in the Great Lakes are down this year, with half of them occurring in Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, the number of drownings in inland lakes isnât known and some sheriffs are cutting back marine patrols amid a funding shortage….