Maricopa County staff highlight lake and trail safety at third annual event
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A Maricopa County staff member described the county's third annual lake and trail safety event as an education-focused effort to reduce drownings and trail deaths, saying the county receives dozens of reports each year and that "1 is too many."
A Maricopa County staff member said the county’s third annual lake and trail safety event is aimed at reminding residents to take precautions on lakes and hiking trails as summer recreation begins.
The staff member said the event emphasizes public education after noting the county receives regular reports of deaths on lakes and trails: "Every year we get reports about drownings or people dying on our hiking trails and to me 1 is too many but we have dozens each year." They also said, "This is our third annual lake and safety trail event."
The speaker said the county has "seen improvement over the last couple years" but stressed that preventing fatalities "really comes down to education" and that officials are reminding people "to be safe in our lakes, to be safe in our trail" while noting that residents can still enjoy parks, lakes and trails.
The remarks focused on outreach and safety messaging; no formal action, dates, locations, funding sources or partnering organizations for the event were specified in the provided remarks.