Water Safety Training at Wendt Beach

On June 30, fourteen intrepid captains, staff, and teachers ventured to Wendt Beach on Lake Erie for a water safety/rescue training led by Carol Reis of Erie Community College.

Captains received classroom instruction on water safety and rescue strategies and then braved a choppy, windy Lake Erie to practice their new skills.

In the photo above, Riverwatch program director Robbyn Drake cruises toward the shore on an ocean kayak. (Note she is wearing her life preserver!)