LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As summer time break kicks off and temperatures start to climb previous the 100-degree mark, Lake Mead is as soon as once more changing into the go-to spot for locals and guests hoping to chill off.
The Las Vegas valley was underneath an excessive warmth warning and lots of headed to the lake to flee the sweltering temperatures. From boating and swimming to paddle boarding and easily lounging on the shore, Lake Mead is buzzing with exercise Saturday.
“I wasn’t expecting it to be this hot today and I looked at the news it was 108 degrees. It’s not too windy and wasn’t too choppy. It’s flat out here so we’re enjoying it,” Larry David stated.
Nevertheless, whereas the water gives aid, park officers are reminding the general public that excessive warmth can flip harmful shortly.
In line with the Nationwide Park Service, summer time is the deadliest season at Lake Mead, with heat-related sicknesses and drownings among the many most typical causes of emergency calls. In recent times, the park has averaged 20 or extra fatalities yearly, a lot of which happen between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
“It’s hot but the water is still cold. I would say June is when you must worry about the heat. If you’re around water and you have shade your fine,” Ryan Garcia stated.
To assist stop heat-related incidents, rangers are patrolling fashionable areas and sharing security suggestions with guests.
They advocate consuming loads of water, even earlier than you are feeling thirsty, sporting sunscreen, sun shades, and lightweight clothes. Additionally avoiding direct solar between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. can provide the greatest probability of defending your pores and skin.
Within the final 18 years, Lake Mead has seen 148 deaths through the summer time months.
