One of the most dangerous places to swim anywhere is at the very tip of Point Pelee National Park.

The famous, triangular-shaped peninsula is located in Essex County, on Lake Erie’s north shore. Its ever-shifting bottom tip signifies the southern-most point of mainland Canada.

What makes currents there so perilous, so life-threatening? A Park expert explains, in our latest County of Essex video underscoring water safety, during National Drowning Prevention Week.

For more drowning prevention tips, please visit countyofessex.ca/NDPW2025.