With the American River a muddy mass of logs, debris and high water, people are flocking to the confluence near Auburn to see the force of nature in what is being described as the biggest storm in a decade. This photo was taken at the American River pump station below Auburn.
High water concerns from State Parks about people getting too close and falling into what is unforgiving turbulent whitewater.
“We’re urging people to stay away from the river,” Auburn State Recreation Area acting superintendent Mike Howard said today. “If someone slips and falls into the river, we can’t save them. It’s unlikely they’ll survive.”
Howard said that rangers were concerned about kayakers attempting to ride the turbulent waters of the north fork on Sunday. Fortunately the kayakers, who put in off the Iowa Hill Road bridge at Mineral Bar, decided to discontinue their dangerous course and safely hiked out downstream, he said.
Watch the video from the American River at the pump station near Auburn, which is off limits to the public.
To see the original article and video in the Auburn Journal news, CLICK HERE.
High water concerns from State Parks about people getting too close and falling into what is unforgiving turbulent whitewater.
“We’re urging people to stay away from the river,” Auburn State Recreation Area acting superintendent Mike Howard said today. “If someone slips and falls into the river, we can’t save them. It’s unlikely they’ll survive.”
Howard said that rangers were concerned about kayakers attempting to ride the turbulent waters of the north fork on Sunday. Fortunately the kayakers, who put in off the Iowa Hill Road bridge at Mineral Bar, decided to discontinue their dangerous course and safely hiked out downstream, he said.
Watch the video from the American River at the pump station near Auburn, which is off limits to the public.
To see the original article and video in the Auburn Journal news, CLICK HERE.
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