State park rangers checked boater registrations and safety equipment at Willard Bay State Park on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Photo: Winston Armani, KSL TV photographer
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah – Utah State Park rangers spent a long, hot Saturday at Willard Bay State Park, conducting security checks and requiring boaters and swimmers to wear life jackets after a recent flood of drownings in the state .
“We just want to make sure it’s fun and people stay safe,” Utah Park Ranger Ben Meraz told KSL TV.
Boater safety checks at Willard Bay
Among other things, park rangers checked that the boats in Willard Bay are properly registered and that boaters have the necessary safety equipment on board. This also includes life jackets. A person who was not wearing a life jacket drowned at Deer Creek Reservoir on Saturday when his canoe capsized.
“Of course, it is mandatory to be twelve and younger,” said Merz, “but everyone should wear it. You think you can swim, but then you go out and can’t really swim, the weather changes, the water is too cold and you just react differently. ”
Hear from boaters at Willard Bay, and watch a video and photo gallery on KSLTV.com.
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