Several people have already gone missing in rivers throughout the state. Officials want to prevent further accidents.
A series of consecutive snowstorms dropped a lot of snow all over California’s mountains this winter. And now all of that snow is finally melting and filling up the state’s rivers. It’s making them larger, faster, colder, and extremely dangerous to swim in.
State safety officials are worried about the upcoming recreational activities surrounding this Memorial Day weekend. The concerns especially come after the city of Sacramento has already experienced 20 water rescues this year, the Associated Press reported. That’s the same number of rescues the city saw throughout all of 2022.
Other parts of the state have seen river-related accidents this year too. In late April, a man was swept away in the American River in Auburn, California after he jumped in with some friends.
