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Originally Posted by JManc
People respect the ocean, they often don't with lakes. I saw this when I still lived in New York, the drownings in and around the nearby lakes was far too common. Now, I live near the ocean and you rarely hear about it.
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i think that's true with small lakes, but lake michigan operates more like a sea at times, with very dangerous rip currents. anyone who doesn't respect it as such does so at their own peril.
lake michigan is not inherently more dangerous than the ocean. if you're familiar with how rip currents work in the ocean, then lake michigan beaches are no more dangerous than ocean beaches.
FWIW, there were 39 drowning deaths on lake michigan (1,600 miles of shoreline) last year.
source:
https://www.southbendtribune.com/new...17df2e6a9.html
nationally, there are about 3,500 unintentional drownings each year, so lake michigan, with its millions of annual beach-goers, accounts for about 1% of total US drownings.
source:
https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreatio...factsheet.html