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Upstate mom calls for action after recent drownings on popular lake

Upstate mom calls for action after recent drownings on popular lake
THE MOTHER WHOSE SON DIED THERE IS SHARING HER MORNING. >> CONTINUING A LEGACY OF LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, COMPASSION. >> THAT’S WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BRACELET THAT SHE WEARS TO REMEMBER HER SON, GONE FOR TWO MONTHS, HE DROWNED IN THE FALL CREEK LANDING AREA. >> IF I COULD DO ONE THING FOR HIM I THINK IT WOULD BE -- QUITE SMELL MANY IS SHARING HER HEARTBREAK TO CREATE AWARENESS AND CHANGE. >> I DON’T WANT ANOTHER FAMILY TO FEEL THE WAY WE HAVE FELT. >> BECAUSE OF THE NARROW SANDBAR, THERE IS A STEEP DROP-OFF. >> THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE AREA. >> SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP WITH FOLKS PUTTING UP LIFEJACKETS NEARBY. >> WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S GOING ON. >> I REACHED OUT TO THE OWNER OF THE LAKE, DUKE ENERGY. A SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON WAYS TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET TO THE ROCK ISLAND FROM LAND AND WHILE WE CAN’T PREVENT ACCESS BY BOAT SINCE THESE ARE NAVIGABLE WATERS, WE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING PLACEMENT OF ROCKS AND FENCING, ARMING THE SHORELINE. MELANIE BELIEVES THAT HER SON WOULD BE HAPPY THESE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE. >> HE WOULD TEL
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Upstate mom calls for action after recent drownings on popular lake
An Upstate mother is calling for actions to be taken after recent drownings on a popular lake.

An Upstate mother is calling for actions to be taken after recent drownings on a popular lake.

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