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2011 Great Lakes Drowning Statistics

2011 Great Lakes Drownings   

87 (23 via Rip Currents)

(Info provided by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project)

LAKE MICHIGAN:
1.      Sat.            01/01   Michael Hilling           19-M   Chicago                       Retrieving object
2.      Wed.         02/02   Peter Davis                  60-M   Chicago                       Unknown
3.      Mon.          02/14   Casey Palmer              23-M   Milwaukee                  Walk on ice
4.      Fri.             04/08   Sarah Goenne              61-M   Chicago                       Fall from dock
5.      Mon.          04/11   Jane Doe                     13-F     Kenosha                      Pier Jump
6.      Sun.           05/22   Terrell Burton              19-M   St. Joe                         Pier jump
7.      Wed.         06/08   Jorge Martinez            55-M   Chicago                       swimming
8.      Sun.           06/19   John Doe                     5-M     Chicago                       Fall from pier
9.      Fri.             06/29   Steven Link                 42-M   Sheboygan WI                        Step-off
10.  Sat.            07/02   Timothy Judge            44-M   Muskegon                   Scuba
11.  Sun.           07/03   Tyon McNeil               5-M    Covert                         Unknown
12.  Mon.          07/04   Chris Szmajlo              29-M   Chicago                       Boating
13.  Fri.             07/15   Jane Doe                    ?-F       Racine                         Unknown
14.  Fri.             07/15   Mark Tuthill                47-M   Portage                        Step off
15.  Sun.           07/17   Marche Wilburn          6-F       Gary Ind.                    Unknown
16.  Sun.           07/17   Mark Morley               51-M   Charlevoix                   Sailing
17.  Sun.           07/17   Suzanne Bickel           41-F     Charlevoix                   Sailing
18.  Wed          07/27   Sharon Walsh              69-F     Chicago                       unknown
19.  Mon.          08/01   Javier Rivera               19-M   Chicago                       Swimming
20.  Mon.          08/01   Mark Urness                53-M   Frankfort                     swim from boat
21.  Tues.          08/02   Chandra Aravind        33-M   Chicago                       Boating
22.  Wed.         08/03   Delilah Hope Perez     13-F     Pentwater                    rip current
23.  Sun.           08/07   Martin Perez                8-M     Mich. City                   rip current
24.  Tues.          08/09   Daniel Reed                46-M   Saugatuck                   rip current
25.  Tues.          08/09   Bradley Stoner            22-M   Saugatuck                   rip current
26.  Wed.         08/10    Brett Vanetten           20-M   Gary                            rip current
27.  Thur.          08/18   Dolsey Squires            41-F     Northport Beach         possible rip current
28.  Sat.            08/27   Willie Bogan               11-M   Racine                         rip current
29.  Sat.            08/27   Pawel Lesney              33-M   Gary IN                       rip current
30.  Sat.            08/27   Tristan Shambee          14-M   Wilmette, IL               rip current
31.  Sun.           08/28   Robert Klepacki          44-M   Hagar                          rip current
32.  Sun.           08/28   Rayan Sami Bokhari   22-M   Porter, IN                    rip current
33.  Fri.             09/02   Pedro Martinez           32-M   Muskegon, MI                        rip current
34.  Sun.           09/04   Wojciech Sadowski    25-M   New Buffalo, MI        rip current
35.  Wed.         09/07   Phebe Hall                   54-F     Holland                       rip current
36.  Sun.           09/11   Jane Doe                     40s-F   Chicago                       unknown
37.  Sat.            10/01   James Garcia               51-M   Chicago                       rip current
38.  Wed.         10/05   Amit Patel                   31-M   Chicago                       eluding PD
39.  Sat.            10/15   Mitchell Fajman          18-M   New Buffalo, MI        Kayaking big waves
40.  Sat.            10/15   Kevin Bruins               33-M   Holland, MI                Jet Skiing big waves
41.  Sat.            10/15   Jay Evens Farr             59-M   Traverse City, MI        Boat big waves
42.  Sun.           10/16   Mayur Patel                 45-M   Door County               canoe
43.  Sat.            10/22   Jane Doe                     40’s-F Chesterton, IN             Unknown
44.  Mon.          12/26   James A. Kerechek     55-M  Chicago, IL                  Unknown

LAKE ERIE
45.  Sun.           05/22   Donald Morrow          55-M   East Harbor                 Fall from dock (etoh)
46.  Tues.          06/14   Susan Zatek                55-F     Monroe                        Fishing
47.  Tues.          06/28   Zachary Wadding       18-M   Ripley N.Y.                 rip current
48.  Tues.          06/28   Joselito Irizarry           30-M   Edgewater                   Pier Jump
49.  Sun.           07/03   Daniel Abel                 53-M   Kelley’s Isle                Boating
50.  Thur.          07/20   Herman Teichroeb       24-M   Port Burwell                Swimming
51.  Tues.          07/26   Aiden Nicoll               7-M     Presque Isle                 rip current
52.  Wed.         07/27   John Doe                     27-M   Presque Isle                 Swimming from boat
53.  Sat.            07/30   Paul Spanitz                37-M   Grosse Ile                    unknown
54.  Sun.           07/31   John Doe                     ??-M    Kelleys Island             Swimming from boat
55.  Sun.           07/31   Darylle Phoeur            17-M   Avon Lake                  rip current
56.  Tues.          08/23   Antron Davis              25-M   Cleveland                    unknown
57.  Sat.            08/27   Vincent Hermano        43-M   Euclid                          kayaking
58.  Sat.            10/22   Pam Holstein               F-51     Cedar Point                 Boat capsized
59.  Sat.            10/22   Charles Kaplan            M-58   Cedar Point                 Boat capsized
60.  Tues.          11/22   Carl G. Jennings          M-75   Morin Point                 Boat capsized/hunting

LAKE SUPERIOR:
61.  Tues.          06/07   Kevin Dammen           20-M   Apostle Islands           Kayaking
62.  Mon.          07/11   Monty Lyons              42-M   Duluth                         unknown

LAKE ONTARIO:
63.  Tues.          01/04   Porter Simpson            7-M     Niagara on the Lake    Unknown
64.  Sat.            02/06   John Doe                     ?-M      Toronto                       Unknown
65.  Sat.            06/25   John Doe                     30’s-M Toronto                       Unknown
66.  Sat.            07/02   Jane Doe                     50’s-F  Toronto                       Unknown
67.  Sun.           07/17   Visu Vimalan              48-M   Trenton Ont.               rip current
68.  Sun.           07/17   John Doe                     35-M   Toronto                       Swim from boat
69.  Sun.           07/17   John Doe                     29-M   Wasaga                        Beach Ont. PWC
70.  Tues.          07/19   Uche Chuks                13-F     Hamilton Ont.             swimming from dock
71.  Tues.          07/26   Shaylean Richards      32-F     Fair Haven                  rip current
72.  Mon.          08/01   John Doe                     49-M   Sandbanks                   rip current
73.  Sat.            08/20   John Doe                     25-M   Rochester                    unknown
74.  Sun.           09/04   Alex Montgomery       14-M   Ft. Niagara                  fall (etoh)
75.  Sun.           09/06   John Doe                     14-M   Orilla, Ont.                  Unknown
76.  Mon.          10/31   Alan Shultz                 66-M   Sodus Point, NY         Boat capsized
77.  Tues.          11/22   Tracey Bango              46-M   Oswego County          Kayaking/hunting
78.  Sun.           12/04   Ashley Lynn Ganyo    24-F     Billings Park                Car accident

LAKE HURON:
79.  Sat.            02/26   Robert Quesnelle        40-M   Georgian Bay              Snowmobiling
80.  Mon.          04/18   James McComb II       20-M   Port Austin                  Wash from pier
81.  Sun.           07/24   Jason McLeod             20-M   Port Franks                  Swimming
82.  Sun.           07/24   Ragna Bersenas           67-F     Georgian Bay              Swimming
83.  Sun.           07/31   Jan Raczychi               49-F     Tobermory                   Scuba
84.  Mon.          08/01   Donald Dorey             42-M   Long Point                  unknown
85.  Thurs.        08/11   Jason McDonough      36-M   Sauble Beach              unknown
86.  Fri.             09/09   Zachary Marengeur     20-M   Bruce P. Park              rip current
87.  Fri.             09/09   Gavin Marengeur        18-M   Bruce P. Park              rip current