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.
The Sacramento River served as the site of a multi-agency operation involving dive teams pulling cars out of the water.
A multi-agency operation is underway on Wednesday to pull multiple cars out of the Sacramento River.
A multi-agency operation is underway along the Sacramento River near Walnut Grove on Wednesday to pull a vehicle out of the water.
Just within the first week of July, tragedy has struck for two young people, both hiking and enjoying the outdoors when they were swept away by fast-moving currents.
Just within the first week of July, tragedy has struck for two young people, both hiking and enjoying the outdoors when they were swept away by fast-moving currents.
The coroner's office is asking for help in identifying a John Doe who was found in the Sacramento River in May.
The holiday weekend and triple-digit temperatures will likely draw a crowd along riverways in the Sacramento area.
The first major heat wave of the summer is here and people are doing everything they can to beat the heat.
It's officially the first weekend of summer and the Fourth of July holiday is right around the corner. As the weather heats up, more and more people will be hitting the lakes and rivers.
Already this season, numerous drownings on local rivers and lakes have been reported in waters that are faster and much colder than people are expecting. It's different this year and can stun even the best of swimmers. Just two deaths on local rivers this month were by people dying to save someone they love.
The weather this Memorial Day weekend may lead to a party on the capital region's rivers and waterways as law enforcement agencies continue to urge caution.
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.
Sea lions are back along the Sacramento River waterfront – but they may cause some problems if they decided to stick around.
In the near future, more local farmers will be using this recycled water for their crops.
Certain areas along the American and Sacramento rivers are listed in the high category for dangerous bacteria.
Certain parts of the American and Sacramento rivers are listed in the high category for dangerous bacteria. Among them is Tiscornia Beach near Discovery Park.
Northern California is heating up and has sent many people to the river to cool off this weekend. The rushing water did not stop people from diving into the American River.
The DWR upped its water release amount this week. On Wednesday 18,000 cfs were released and 20,000 cfs on Thursday.
The rising temperatures have many people heading to local rivers, and that has rescue crews bracing for more water rescue calls.
Boat crews on Saturday were searching for a person who went missing in the Sacramento River.
According to Sacramento County Regional Parks official Ken Casparis, in preparation for the last round of storms that passed through, maintenance teams removed approximately 109 tons of garbage from the island. On March 9 alone, a record-breaking 34 tons of trash were removed.
Sacramento County maintenance workers have cleared out over 100 tons of garbage from Bannon Island on the Sacramento River.
Authorities have recovered a sunken boat from the Sacramento River Deep Water Channel near Rio Vista.
The combination of recent rain, future rain, and continued snow melt is causing rivers, including the Sacramento River, and streams to rise.
