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Camas OKs water-safety campaign two years after boy’s drowning death

Signs, educational outreach will focus on individual responsibility; city will work with school district to educate youth, families about water dangers

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Youth gather on the Lacamas Park Trail pedestrian bridge in August 2019, days before a 14-year-old Vancouver boy drowned in the stretch of water below. (Post-Record file photo)

Nearly two years after a teenager drowned in the narrow stretch of water between Camas’ Lacamas and Round lakes after jumping off the popular Lacamas Park Trail Bridge with a group of friends, city officials have approved a pilot project designed to prevent future drownings and emergencies in Camas-area lakes and swimming holes.

Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam presented the Camas City Council with an overview of the Warning and Education Signage pilot program at the Council’s Monday, June 7 workshop.

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