Water warning from park rangers after fatal fall: Rope swings are banned, not worth the risk
If you're headed out on the water this weekend, there is a warning that Sacramento County Regional Parks rangers want you to hear: Avoid rope swings.
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If you're headed out on the water this weekend, there is a warning that Sacramento County Regional Parks rangers want you to hear: Avoid rope swings.
If you're headed out on the water this weekend, there is a warning that Sacramento County Regional Parks rangers want you to hear: avoid rope swings.
Authorities say a 23-year-old woman has died after she fell from a rope swing at Folsom Lake over the weekend.
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Better weather and slightly warmer temps in waterways had people packing Sacramento area lakes and rivers for Independence Day.
The project's primary goal is to increase the Sacramento region's flood protection, but it will also allow Folsom Lake to store an extra 42,000 acre-feet of water.
Another body was recovered from a Sacramento-area river. Though a cause of death has not yet been revealed, this comes as officials continue warning civilians to stay out of the dangerous and fast-moving local waterways ahead of Memorial Day Weekend.
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It has been one of the warmest weekends we've had so far this year, and that means boaters are out on the lakes testing their boats ahead of the summer season. But following a wet and rainy winter, park rangers are cautioning boaters about debris in Folsom Lake.
Boaters who frequent Folsom Lake are sounding the alarm over increased debris floating in the water.
Boaters who frequent Folsom Lake are sounding the alarm over increased debris floating in the water. They say the reason is recent wildfires, combined with big storms from this past winter.
There are many situations that require training to prepare, which is why 13 different law enforcement agencies attended a critical incident and hostage negotiation training on Wednesday at Folsom Lake.
Still, water supply reservoirs around Northern California have plenty of room after the recent series of significant storms.
A 30-year-old woman died after she fell off a personal watercraft at Folsom Lake over the weekend.
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The City of Sacramento on Tuesday declared a "Stage 2 Water Alert" calling on residents to reduce water usage by 15% to relieve pressure on the Lower American River and Folsom Reservoir as the state continue's to experience extreme drought conditions.
The woman who drowned last weekend in Folsom Lake was identified as a Sacramento City College professor.
Strangers were able to help the little boy to safety
Authorities say they discovered that a woman drowned at Folsom Lake over the weekend after a young child was found alone at the park.
State park rangers are asking people to leave the historic artifacts that are now re-emerging from the Folsom Lake bed alone.
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