"...She noted that in 1990, lifeguards were removed from Michigan State Park beaches....South Haven City Council agreed to consider citizen concern and reinstate lifeguards at the city's seven beaches.
City officials have also expressed concern about liability if someone drowns at a beach where there is a lifeguard.
In 2013, the city of South Haven agreed to a $400,000 settlement with the family of an Illinois man who drowned on a beach there in 2009.
Instead of lifeguards, communities have chosen to use green, yellow and red warning flags to advise visitors about lake conditions..."
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