by Heather Lynn Peters, MLive
MUSKEGON, MI -- A water safety course offered in the Muskegon area will teach water current safety, how to recognize someone in trouble in the water and the "dangers of the surf environment" in the Great Lakes.
The Muskegon County Water Safety Task Force, in partnership with The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (
GLSRP), is offering a Great Lakes Water Safety class on Sunday, June 22, according to a press release issued by Safe Kids West Michigan.
Authorities have spoken about the dangers of Lake Michigan for years, warning of strong currents in the lake that many out-of-town residents aren't familiar with when they visit the area's beaches. Last July
a 15-year-old Ypsilanti girl drown in Lake Michigan while at Pere Marquette Beach with her family.
That drowning has prompted the city of Muskegon to consider
a beach warning system.
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