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Vol. 7 No. 32
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A sure sign that spring has arrived in the South Cariboo is when the patter of little webbed feet returns to the wetlands in and around the community. These goslings at 100 Mile Marsh celebrated the fine weather by waddling out of the nest for a stroll.
BC Coroners Service warns of high-water dangers near streams and rivers The BC Coroners Service is warning residents to take extreme care near streams and rivers, which are currently running much faster and higher than normal. People can significantly underestimate the force that can be unleashed by a fast-running river, Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said, adding they do not realize how different it is from the quiet stream where they regularly swim, raft or paddle. Three such deaths have already
occurred this spring: two young men were swept away in Golden Ears Provincial Park, and a young woman who fell into Swift Current Creek near Valemount. If a river is running quickly, about 15 1/4 centimetres (or six inches) of water can sweep a person downstream, and a little over six-10ths of a metre (or two feet) of water can carry away most vehicles. Although the bank of a fastrunning creek may look stable, such banks are often eroded by
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the water and can collapse with the added weight of people standing on them. Moving water or standing pools of water can also contain dangerous debris, so no one should try to walk or drive through them. The warning comes as the BC Coroners Service releases its newest report into Accidental Drowning Deaths, covering the five-year period from 2008 through 2012. The report looks at a total of 397 deaths over the
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five-year period. Of those, 58.7 per cent occurred in the summer months of May through August. The statistics highlight the danger of mixing alcohol or drugs with water-related activities. Of all deaths recorded, impairment by alcohol or drugs was a factor in 40.2 per cent of the cases. The full report can be found on the BC Coroners Service website at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ publications/docs/stats-water -related-fatalities.pdf.
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