Lake Pleasant drowning over the weekend marks Maricopa County’s 13th lake, river death of the year

Lake Pleasant drowning: Latest fatality highlights safety overview The body of Byron Garcia Perez, 25, was recovered after he drowned in Lake Pleasant on Sept. 15. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said this is the 13th fatal accident on the county's rivers and lakes this year. The Peoria Fire Medical Department offers tips to stay […]
Lazar Dukic Disappears While Swimming In Lake In Middle Of CrossFit Games. Officials Find Body Hour Later

Lazar Dukić, a 28-year-old Serbian athlete, was found dead on Thursday during a lake swimming event organized by the CrossFit Games in Texas, the Associated Press reported. Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) officials said they were contacted by police around 8 a.m. and assisted in the search for “an individual who was in the water […]
Two children and a woman dead after boat capsized at Lake Powell Friday

PAGE, Ariz. — Two 4-year-old children and a 72-year-old woman were killed when a boat capsized on Lake Powell Friday afternoon, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. According to CCSO, the National Park Service received a call around 3:15 p.m. Friday reporting that a boat had capsized while being towed by another boater on […]
Pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell, 3 fatalities reported – St George News

Emergency crews and boaters rescue a capsized boat on Lake Powell near Buoy 12 at the entrance to Navajo Canyon in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Coconino County, Arizona, July 26, 2024 | Reader-Submitted Photo, St. George News PAIGE, Arizona — At approximately 3:18 p.m. Friday, the National Park Service Glen Canyon Regional Communications Center […]
Lake fire in Santa Barbara County grows to 37,000 acres

of Fire on the Lake The Santa Barbara County fire, California's largest so far this year, has grown to 37,742 acres, but firefighters are working to contain the blaze around the Santa Ynez and Los Olivos areas, where properties are at risk. Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Scott Safechuck said Saturday morning that […]
Navy-Bound Teen Literally Leaps Into Action, Braves Out-Of-Control Boat On NH Lake

A 17-year-old boy hoping to join the Navy stopped an unmanned boat that was dangerously spinning on a New Hampshire lake, WBZ reported Friday, citing bystander video footage. Brady Prokon, of Ludlow, Massachusetts, reportedly performed a heroic act by jumping from the back of a jet ski into a speedboat as it was spinning on […]
Family asks Southern Utah residents for help after missing man’s car found near Jacob Lake Inn – St George News

Composite image | Background: Stock image | Photo credit: Goodygreen/Getty Images Plus, St. George News. Foreground: Brawnine McGinnis, 24, was last seen more than five months ago in the Glen Burnie area of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Date unknown | Photo credit: Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons, St. George News St. George — […]
Arizona Border Sheriff Wants Kari Lake to Lose Her Election

An Arizona border county sheriff this week endorsed Democrat Ruben Gallego over Republican Kali Lake in the state's Senate race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate after November. Lake, who gained attention during his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2022, has made immigration a key part of his Senate campaign, as Arizona […]
BLM seeks input on proposed Yuma East-Gila River Travel Management Plan | The Buzz -The buzz in Bullhead City – Lake Havasu City – Kingman – Arizona – California

Yuma, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office is seeking public input on an environmental review of a proposed Travel Management Plan (TMP) that covers approximately 700,684 acres of BLM-managed public lands in Yuma, La Paz and Maricopa Counties east of Yuma. The proposed plan would designate motorized and non-motorized travel […]
Gulf Shore State Park introduces new cabins on Lake Shelby

Gulf Shores State Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new cabins unveiled on Lake Shelby as part of an $8.8 million project that has been ongoing since 2020's Hurricane Sally. Seventeen buildings damaged in the storm have been replaced with 20 new, more modern lakefront cabins. Outdoor Alabama. All 20 cabins are located right on […]