Boaters onLittle Beaver Creekin Columbia County will notice new signs warning them about dangerous waters near the creek’s low-head dam.
The signs were posted this week on the creek’s banks near Lisbon’s Willow Grove Park.
This comes less than a year after three people drowned because of dangerous conditions at the bottom of the dam.
State Watercraft Officer Josh Orwick says as a general rule, water-goers should avoid dams.
“If somebody were in a boat -- or just a person in general falls into that recirculation -- it could be very dangerous if you end up in that portion," Orwicksaid. "So what we teach in our boating classes is to totally avoid low-head dams. It’s not safe above them or below them.”
Orwick also suggests that people know their limitations on waterways and that they wear the proper safety gear as well.
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