In July 2018, a 13-year-old girl drowned at Loyola Beach, a District-owned beach. Onlookers cited a lack of lifeguards or floatation devices as reasons for her death. This led to a Change.org petition asking the city to expand lifeguard hours, put up diagrams showing what someone struggling in the water looks like, install more floatation devices at the beaches and require water safety classes in schools. As of October 2018, the petition has more than 2,000 signatures. 49th ward Alderman Joe proposed a task force to begin examining and redesigning the city's safety practices. The Park District did agree to repaint no diving signs to increase clarity, but did not expand lifeguard hours or install floatation devices.