DISMISSAL TIME, PLUS ALL INDOOR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED. THINGS SHOULD BE BACK
TO NORMAL TOMORROW. THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND TURNED DEADLY AT THREE
DIFFERENT LAKES IN SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. MAKING CONCERNS ABOUT
WATER SAFETY. TOP OF MIND LAST
NIGHT AT 11 WE TOLD YOU ABOUT
THE SIX YEAR OLD GIRL WHO
DROWNED AT KENSINGTON METRO PARK
. DOZENS OF PEOPLE TRY TO SAVE
HER, BUT SHE WAS FOUND TOO LATE.
THE BODY OF A MAN FROM TOLEDO
WAS FOUND NEAR MY ISLAND BEACH
AFTER HE DISAPPEARED UNDERWATER
AND LED AWAY. COUNTY DEPUTIES
WERE CALLED TO DEVILS LAKE WHERE
TWO FAMILIES WERE TUBING. WE’RE
TOLD A 39 YEAR OLD MAN FELL OFF
HIS TUBE. AND NEVER RESURFACED.
HIS BODY WAS FOUND LATER. THOSE
DEATHS ARE DEFINITELY A WAKE UP
CALL FOR MICHIGANDERS WHO SPENT
SO MUCH TIME NEAR OR ON THE
WATER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
WE ALL NEED TO REVIEW THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT CAN KEEP YOUR
FAMILY SAFE. PAULA TEICHMANN
JOINS US THIS AFTERNOON LIVE
FROM ST CLAIR COUNTY WITH NEWS
WE ALL CAN USE, PAULA HEY, KAREN
. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN ASK
ANYONE IN A SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
OR EVEN A MARINE DIVISION.
THEY’RE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THIS MANY DROWNINGS THIS EARLY
IN THE SEASON. SO WITH THE HELP
OF DRUM FOR LET’S GO ALOFT. WE
KNOW WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. WATER
WATER EVERYWHERE IN THE MITTEN
STATE, AND IT REALLY DOES GIVE
US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOTS
OF WONDERFUL RECREATION. BUT IT
ALSO REALLY UPS THE ANTE ON
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN
MICHIGAN ARE BLESSINGS CAN ALSO
BE OUR CURSES. WE HAVE AN
ABUNDANCE OF SHORELINE AND WATER
IN EVERY IMAGINABLE INCARNATION
LAKES SEEMINGLY AS LARGE AS
OCEANS, RIVERS, STREAMS, MARSHES
AND MILES AND MILES AND MILES OF
SHORELINE, WHICH MEANS WHILE WE
TAKE IN THE BEAUTY FOR THE FUN,
WE ALSO HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT
WATER IS MOODY AND UNPREDICTABLE
. FOR ALL THE JOY IT GIVES IT
CAN ALSO STEAL. SHERIFF MATT
KING OF ST CLAIR COUNTY, SAYS SO
MANY DROWNINGS CAN BE AVOIDED.
WATER COULD BE A LOT OF FUN IN
THE SUMMER, BUT VERY, VERY
DANGEROUS PARK, A HUMAN CHAIN IS
FORMED TO TRY TO FIND A YOUNG
GIRL NEAR MARTIAN GRASSES AND
WITH FRAG, MIGHTY WEEDS AND
HISTORICALLY LOWER WATER LEVELS
. WHAT SERGEANT MARTY STORY IN
WITH THE ST CLAIR COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT MARINE
DIVISION TELLS US IS BOATERS AND
SWIMMERS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT
WATER IS SIMPLY DIFFERENT THIS
YEAR. RIGHT NOW WE’RE ABOUT TWO
FT DOWN THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR,
SO THAT CHANGES THE WATERWAYS
DRAMATICALLY READING THE WATER
AND THE WEATHER. ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANT WAVES ON THE WATER
MEANS THE WATER IS MOVING FAST,
AND THAT NEEDS TO DICTATE YOUR
BEHAVIOR. THE WIND IS COMING.
FROM WEST TO EAST AND THE KIDS
ARE ON A FLOTATION DEVICE. AND
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THE WIND
CATCHES THAT FLOTATION TUBE AND
STARTS BLOWING THEM OUT TO SEA
BEFORE YOU GO IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING IN YOUR POSSESSION
THAT FLOATS, ESPECIALLY IN EMPTY
COOLER THAT CAN BE USED TO SAVE
A LIFE IF SOMEONE GOES INTO THE
DRINK, BECAUSE WHAT’S ALSO
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IS IF
SOMEONE IS DROWNING. RESIST THE
URGE TO PHYSICALLY TOUCH THEM.
THE PANIC OF A DROWNING PERSON
WILL MOST LIKELY TURN THE WOULD
BE RESCUER INTO A HUMAN LADDER.
SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE
DROWNING, ESPECIALLY IN DEEP
WATER, THEY TEND TO PULL DOWN
THE PERSON THAT’S TRYING TO
RESCUE THEM. AND NOW WE HAVE TWO
FATAL AND NOT ONE. YOU CAN TRY
TO USE SOMETHING THAT’S UH,
FLOATING WHETHER IT BE ANOTHER
ROAD, ALIGN THE POOL NOODLE PUSH
THAT COOLER OR A BROOMSTICK OR
ANYTHING THAT FLOATS TO MAKE
THAT FIRST CONTACT WITH SOMEONE
DROWNING. EVEN A CHILD. SO MANY
OF THE DROWNINGS THAT WE DO,
UNFORTUNATELY, COME ACROSS ARE
ACTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED. I ALWAYS SAY IF
YOU’RE GONNA GO OUT AND ENJOY
YOURSELF, I DON’T CARE WHAT
YOU’RE DOING. MAKE A PLAN. YEAH
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE FISHERMEN
RIGHT HERE. THE DRONE FORCE.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THAT’S
CARSON’S ISLAND OVER THERE, BY
THE WAY, AND THEN I’M OVER HERE
ON PEARL BEACH. SO LET’S TALK
ABOUT THAT PLAN, KAREN, AND
THAT’S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
, MAKING SURE THAT YOU INDEED
HAVE A PLAN BEFORE YOU GO NEAR
WATER, WHETHER THAT’S BOAT OR ON
THE SHORE COMING OUT OF FIVE ST
CLAIR COUNTY MARINE DIVISION
ALSO TALKS ABOUT EASY WAYS TO
MAKE THOSE PLANS BECAUSE HERE’S
THE THING IF YOU HAVE A PLAN,
YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
AVOID THE EMERGENCY. THAT CALLS
FOR THAT PLAN. SO DRONE FOUR AND
I WILL BE BACK AT FIVE O’CLOCK.
BUT FOR THE MOMENT, TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS OFFICE VIEW. IT’S
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
MICHIGAN ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON,