Lake Hartwell Corps Rangers warn towards the Seven Deadly Swims

By MJ Kneiser, News Director of 92.1 WLHR

With the 4th of July vacation weekend approaching, Rangers with the US Army Corps of Engineers Lake Hartwell Project Office are warning guests to the lake to take additional precautions when swimming.

They’re calling it “The Seven Deadly Swims” – cases and conditions that would extra simply trigger a swimmer to drown.

Three of the highest Deadly Swims embrace Swimming Outside a Designated Swimming Area, Swimming Without a Life Jacket, and Swimming Under the Influence.

Corps Ranger Annette Dotson with the Hartwell Lake Project Office mentioned Swimming Outside a Designated Swimming Area might be harmful since you don’t know what’s beneath the water.

The second lethal swim is apparent. Swimming Without a Life Jacket is Very Dangerous.

Many individuals consider that as a result of they’re good swimmers, they don’t want a life jacket. Or they are saying the life jacket is just too cumbersome and makes them scorching.

Dotson mentioned many various sorts of authorized life jackets can be found at native retailers that can hold you snug and secure on the boat and within the water.

And the July 4th vacation weekend will possible see revelers on the water with an ice chest of beer or different alcoholic drinks on board their boat.

The fourth Deadly Swim is Swimming Under the Influence.

Jumping into the water drunk or medicine might be lethal, in accordance with Dotson.

All of those risks might be prevented by merely remembering to put on a life jacket always whereas on or within the water.

And should you want a life jacket, Corps and DNR campsites have free-to-borrow life jackets you need to use whereas on or within the water.

There are additionally at the least two life jacket lending stations on Lake Hartwell. One is on the Tugaloo Mega Ramp.