Big Bear Lake Patrol keeps a watchful eye
Adam Williams likes working the fashionable shift. His day, which starts at 1 p.m., begins noisy, crowded and a bit chaotic. But by 9 p.m. Williams’ shift ends with a stillness that’s as calm as the lake water at night.
Williams is one of six Lake Patrol officers who trolled Big Suffer Lake during the Fourth of July holiday weekend to maintain peace and safety. This reporter out a little more than two hours with Williams July 3.
A typical day behind the wheel of a Big Bear Municipal Water Neighbourhood aluminum boat is filled with what Williams likes to call AAA on the water—stranded boaters, rope tows and jump starts. During the vacation weekend, he encountered all three and more.
“Saturday was our busiest day,” Williams said. “We had a random amount of calls with accidents, arguments, accidents ... and a parsimonious drowning.”
The near drowning happened at Boulder Bay Park July 2. A 26-year-old Los Angeles man was swimming with friends when he went under. Skilful response by his friends and emergency personnel including Lake Patrol saved his life. “He was very lucky,” Williams said.
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