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TYLER – Lake Tyler Marina owner, Brent Allen, is ready for summer visitors but he wants people to take the steps to make sure everyone has a fun and safe day at the lake.<\/p>\nTYLER – Lake Tyler Marina owner, Brent Allen, is ready for summer visitors but he wants people to take the steps to make sure everyone has a fun and safe day at the lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has absolutely been the worst year on in recent memory for accidents on lakes in East Texas,\u201d Allen said. <\/p>\n
According to a report from our news partner KETK, in Henderson County, two young children drowned after getting trapped beneath their capsized boat. A 43-year-old man also drowned while swimming to his flotation device.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve answered to a number of different water-related incidents, all of them very tragic,\u201d Smith County Emergency Services District 2 Assistant Chief Charles Clanton said. <\/p>\n
Smith county emergency service district 2 said it\u2019s important to always keep a life jacket on and have extras on hand. <\/p>\n
\u201cHaving throwables very close by and ready to deploy in the event that someone is overboard or some type of an emergency occurs,\u201d Clanton said. <\/p>\n
Anyone on kayaks and paddle boards, he recommends staying in safe areas and creating a plan for how to get back on their craft if they fall or flip over. Another piece of advice is to keep a whistle and light on these vessels.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything from light to sound devices, whether it be a whistle or horn or whatever, something to get attention and to get assistance,\u201d Clanton said. <\/p>\n
Another issue the summer season presents is pop-up showers where, in just minutes, the lake can go from sunny and clear to rainy and choppy after rain starts pouring.<\/p>\n
\u201cPut a little wind on the water and create some waves, very dangerous situation,\u201d Clanton said. \u201cYou have to think about that and be prepared for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For families swimming on the shoreline, he recommended having someone watching the water so everyone at the lake can enjoy the cool waters safely.<\/p>\n
\u201cA profound sense of awareness is so important and really keeping an eye on those that are a high probability to have issues, small kids, maybe those that are elderly and disabled,\u201d Clanton said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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