Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project

Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, Inc. (GLSRP) is a nonprofit that is about saving lives! There is no substitute. Tracks the Great Lakes drownings

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The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project is the original leader for all Great Lakes water safety. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has 6 key areas of operations:

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project:

1. Performs “Great Lakes Water Safety” presentations

3. Works with family and friends of Great Lakes drowning victims

4. Performs In-service Training for Open Water Surf Lifeguards and First Respon

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5. Leads the Great Lakes Water Safety Public Relations and Media Relations Campaigns

6. Leads many Great Lakes Water Safety "Special Projects", which often span multiple years


CLASSES
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project offers public and private “Great Lakes Water Safety” classes. To schedule a class in your community, please contact Dave Benjamin, Executive Director, at 708-903-0166. The “Great Lakes Water Safety” classes are for the average beach goers, surfers, lifeguards, police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, water rescue team members, dive team members, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The class will teach participants how to:

•Recognize the danger of the surf environment keeping personal safety as THE primary responsibility

•Recognize the “Signs of Drowning” – How to identify a person in trouble from within a crowd.

•Understand rip currents; i.e. how, where, and why rip currents occur

•Use the “Flip, Float, and Follow” rip current survival strategy

•Use a flotation device such as a throw ring, throw rope, rescue tube, surfboard or other objects that float to rescue a person in distress or in a rip current

•React when encountering swimmers who have suffered an injury or unconscious

•Enroll in lifesaving, first aid and CPR training from accredited agencies

LAKE MICHIGAN - 06/19/2026 - CHICAGO, IL - MONTROSE HARBOR - John Doe, M-42, Man dies after being pulled from water at 4...
06/20/2026

LAKE MICHIGAN - 06/19/2026 - CHICAGO, IL - MONTROSE HARBOR - John Doe, M-42, Man dies after being pulled from water at 4500 block of North Simonds Drive at Montrose Harbor in Uptown

A man died Friday after being pulled from Lake Michigan on the city's North Side, Chicago police said.

LAKE ERIE - Small seiche crossed Lake Erie on ThursdayThe event, often compared to water sloshing back and forth in a ba...
06/19/2026

LAKE ERIE - Small seiche crossed Lake Erie on Thursday

The event, often compared to water sloshing back and forth in a bathtub, was created by sustained west-southwest winds of 25 to 45 miles per hour that began overnight and continued into Thursday

The seiche lowered water levels in the Western Basin of Lake Erie about 20 to 22 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

06/18/2026 - Herald Palladium - South Haven mayor thanks lifeguards for saving husband -- Brown on incident: Doctors say...
06/18/2026

06/18/2026 - Herald Palladium - South Haven mayor thanks lifeguards for saving husband -- Brown on incident: Doctors say 'Jeff was lucky to be alive'

SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven Mayor Annie Brown took a moment during this week’s city council meeting to thank the newly reinstated lifeguards for their help in saving her husband’s

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06/18/2026

Yikes!

A Springfield Fire Department water rescue team responded to the dam at Lake Springfield on Sunday, June 14, where a female victim was stranded in dangerous co

06/16/2026 - Ozinga's Chasing Zero - Saving lives on the Great Lakes
06/18/2026

06/16/2026 - Ozinga's Chasing Zero - Saving lives on the Great Lakes

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Feel FREE to talk to the owner of the publication... 06/17/2026 - Wilcox Newspapers - Lifeguards rescue Mayor Brown’s hu...
06/18/2026

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06/17/2026 - Wilcox Newspapers - Lifeguards rescue Mayor Brown’s husband

Bringing back a lifeguard program, which the city had not had for 25 years, was controversial, but the South Haven City Council approved a return of lifeguards to South Beach in November, 2025. Mayor Brown was in favor of a lifeguard program throughout city council discussions...

Bringing back a lifeguard program, which the city had not had for 25 years, was controversial, but the South Haven City Council approved a return of lifeguards to South Beach in November, 2025. Mayor Brown was in favor of a lifeguard program throughout city council discussions...

Filbrandt is grateful for the lifeguards who reacted so quickly after his cardiac arrest.
“I’m thankful that I was in the right place when I passed out,” he says as he recovers. “The ER doctor said I should go buy a lottery ticket. I got great care from the team of lifeguards on the beach. I think a lot can be said for living in a small community – you get a lot of personal attention. Lifeguards, EMTs and the police all rallied together to help me and I’m on the road to recovery.”

Mayor Brown, though, has the final word: “I was in favor of lifeguards,” she says. “But more importantly our city council agreed to bring back the lifeguard program. Regardless of how people felt about lifeguards, today we’re all saying: Thank God for lifeguards.”

https://wilcoxnewspapers.com/lifeguards-rescue-mayor-browns-husband/

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By James Windell When the lifeguard program returned to South Haven’s South Beach during the Memorial Day weekend, no one had any idea how quickly a trained lifeguard program would pay off.On June …

06/17/2026 - Holland Sentinel - New lifeguards credited with saving mayor's husband in South Haven
06/17/2026

06/17/2026 - Holland Sentinel - New lifeguards credited with saving mayor's husband in South Haven

On June 15, Mayor Annie Brown delivered a two-minute speech thanking lifeguards, emergency services and the South Haven Police Department.

Chief Adam DeBoer presented awards to three lifeguards.“On June 9, 2026, lifeguards Cam Patmos, Trinidad Marcus, and Ryk...
06/17/2026

Chief Adam DeBoer presented awards to three lifeguards.

“On June 9, 2026, lifeguards Cam Patmos, Trinidad Marcus, and Ryker Diekem of South Haven exemplified extraordinary courage and skill in responding to a critical medical emergency at South Beach,” DeBoer said.

“While speaking with a beach patron, Lifeguard Patmos recognized the signs of a medical emergency and immediately activated the lifeguard emergency plan, promptly assessing the patient’s condition.”

Lifeguards Marcus and Diekema then arrived on the scene and initiated high-quality CPR while Lifeguard Patmos prepared and deployed the automated external defibrillator.

“Their combined effort were critical,” DeBoer pointed out. “The decisive intervention stabilized the patient, who was subsequently transported in stable condition by South Haven Area Emergency Services to Corewell Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph.”

DeBoer said the lifeguards’ adherence to best practices, high-quality CPR, and early defibrillation directly led to saving a life.

“For their quick, decisive, and highly effective actions that substantially contributed to a positive outcome in a life-threatening situation, Lifeguards Patmos, Marcus, and Diekema are most deservingly recognized with the South Haven Police Department Lifesaving Award.”

James Windell South Haven Police Chief Adam DeBoer honored two police officers and three lifeguards with awards at the South Haven City Council meeting on Monday, June 15, 2026.Calling Detective Kn…

Float First. Float 4 Life.
06/17/2026

Float First. Float 4 Life.

Did you know children as young as 6 months can begin learning foundational water survival skills? 👶

The Float 4 Life initiative focuses on teaching children how to recover to a back float — a critical life-saving skill if they unexpectedly enter the water. Back floating promotes calm breathing, energy conservation, and survival while waiting for help.
Float first. Swim second. Confidence always. 💦

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