# Lake Michigan drownings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-drownings/837780>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-drownings/837780 "2019-07-29T01:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-drownings/837780/21 "2019-07-30T17:52:52Z")

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In Chicago, in the past week or two, the waves were so high that the jogging/bike path was closed. There were people going around the barricades. ☹

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-drownings/837780/22 "2019-07-30T17:57:16Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> …I heard a bit on the radio this morning that Lake Michigan drownings are up 80% (27 vs 15) from this time last year.

Was an article in this a.m.'s Trib as well. Always funny to track how a particular story will progress through the various news outlets.

ISTM that a number of Chicago area summer drownings are late at night. Some involve fishermen, but many involve folk who decide to take a dip after closing the bars.

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**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-drownings/837780/23 "2019-07-30T17:57:59Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> [Lake Michigan, where sometimes even the beach will try to kill you.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mystery-why-dangerous-sand-dune-swallowed-boy-180953404/)

Really interesting article about the dunes. Thanks.

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