(Lake Michigan, USA) - Drownings in Lake Michigan are at a 10-year high.  That's according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, an advocacy group that monitors lake safety.

So far in 2020, 53 people have drowned in Lake Michigan, as compared to 48 and 42 drownings the past two years, respectively.  The most recent water death locally happened September 7 when a Fort-Wayne area teenage girl drowned near Michigan City's lighthouse pier.