Crackdown on Lake Murray

With hot temperatures expected, and it being Memorial Day weekend, Lake Murray will be a prime destination for thousands this weekend. As such, boaters should expect a heightened law enforcement presence on the water.

State Natural Resources officers will be out in force., according to this article in The State. About 20 officers, which is three times the normal number, will be patrolling the the 47,500-acre lake in order to to prevent tragedy.

"Concern about safety on the lake has intensified after a pair of nearly simultaneous boating crashes on May 1, 2010, left four dead. Overall, there have been eight deaths at Lake Murray in the past two years, but none this year," the newspaper article said.

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