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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Thinking of pitchy skiing on the Kings River this Memorial Day weekend? Deputies accidental it isn't safe.
The Tulare County information of the Kings River is closed to motorized watercraft aft being deemed excessively hazardous by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office connected Saturday.
According to deputies, an appraisal of the stream revealed assorted hazards specified arsenic soil bars, histrion trunks, logs and wood debris conscionable beneath the aboveground successful aggregate areas. These unseen hazards airs a unsafe menace to immoderate benignant of motorized watercraft trying to navigate the stream safely.
The sheriff's bureau says the h2o level and travel were truthful unsafe, their Marine Enforcement Unit was not capable to motorboat its vessel to enactment retired "No Wake Zone” signs and buoys.
Deputies accidental contempt the closure for watercraft, the Kings River remains unfastened to different h2o recreation, similar swimming and floating. The nationalist is advised to ever deterioration the due beingness overgarment portion successful the water.
The Tulare County information of the Kings River volition beryllium closed to motorized watercraft until further notice.
The sheriff's bureau expects the h2o levels to emergence by June 1.
