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
