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Beloved Florida Teacher Tom Kenning Dies Saving Teen from Drowning in Lake Michigan
2022-11-26
[People] A beloved Florida teacher died while trying to save a teen in Lake Michigan.
Who goes swimming in Lake Michigan in November?
Thomas Kenning, 38, of St. Petersburg, was visiting Porter Beach in Indiana with his family on Monday when he saw a girl "in distress," according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources that was obtained by PEOPLE.

Officials say he managed to help the girl to safety "before going under the water and not resurfacing." He was rushed to Northwest Health Hospital upon being pulled from the water, but did not survive.

His wife Jasmine Kenning, 35, told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday that her husband "gave everything he could" and that "he cared so deeply for others."
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  ^ Obviously non-Covid-vaccinated, AmIRite?
Posted by: Frank G   2022-11-26 22:02  

#7  Two female hikers in two different locations froze to death this week.
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-11-26 18:18  

#6  Who goes swimming in Lake Michigan in November?

A reasonable question. Water temp is in the mid 40s. For the last week or two, high winds have been a nearly constant thing. The gales of November is not just a line in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

High wind means rip currents for unwary swimmers. Cold water means hypothermia for anyone immersed. Nature is unforgiving.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-11-26 18:11  

#5  #3 Jimmy Buffet smiles, and as a once longtime lifeguard, so do I.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-11-26 14:17  

#4  "Life is what happens to you while you are trying to figure out what you are going to do with your life" among other quotable quotes.
Posted by: Ebbomotle Platypus2913   2022-11-26 08:47  

#3  Gamble Rogers
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-26 08:11  

#2  Amen. I hope he is rewarded accordingly up there.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-26 03:17  

#1  "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-11-26 03:14  

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