Waching daily May 28 2017

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS STUDYING

THE REMAINING BUILDINGS ON THE

BLOCK AND MAKING SURE THEY WERE

STABLE.

POLICE HAVE A MAN IN CUSTODY

AFTER A DOUBLE STABBING.

21-YEAR-OLD HAYDEN STOPPED TWO

MEN OUTSIDE OF A BAR EARLY IN

THE MORNING.

For more infomation >> One Man Is Charged In A Stabbing Outside A Haverhill Bar - Duration: 0:23.

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The lake is low, and the warning is high: Memorial Day water safety - Duration: 2:57.

MEMORIAL DAY GIVES FAMILIES A

TIME TO REFLECT ON THE LIVES

LOST DURING

BATTLE. BUT IT'S ALSO A TIME

WHEN PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

VACATIONING ON THE WATER.

LAKE LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE, BUT

STILL LOW.

NEWSCHANNEL 6'S SAMANTHA

WILLIAMS TAKES US OUT ON THE

LAKE

WHERE TWO CAPTAINS SHARE BOATING

SAFETY.

SAMANTHA:

THIS WINTER, THE LAKE WAS 17

FEET BELOW FULL POOL-- NOW IT'S

UP TO 6 FEET

BELOW FULL POOL.

EVEN THOUGH THE LAKE LEVEL IS ON

THE RISE AND BOATERS FEEL

COMFORTABLE TO

GET BACK ON THE WATER, BOAT

SAFETY IS STILL JUST AS

IMPORTANT.

CAPTAIN JON GRIDLEY/ SEA TOW

OWNER:

"IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A WEEKEND

OF GOOD TIMES, SPENDING TIME

WITH

FAMILY, HONORING THE ONES WHO

ARE FALLEN, BUT IT CAN TURN

TRAGIC IN A

HEARTBEAT."

SAMANTHA:

CAPTAINS JON GRIDLEY AND WILLIAM

CASKEY OF WATERFRONT MARINA SAY

THE "COMMON" RULES OF BOATING

CAN NEVER BE STRESSED ENOUGH--

CAPTAIN JON GRIDLEY/ SEA TOW

OWNER:

"THE STUFF THAT WE SEE ON A

DAILY BASIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.

THE BOATING

ACCIDENTS, THE FATALITIES, THE

DROWNINGS-- WE SEE IT EVERY DAY.

THERE'S SOME SCENES THAT WILL

TEAR AT YOUR HEART STRINGS."

SAMANTHA:

CAPTAIN CASKEY SAYS JET-SKI

DRIVERS SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE EXTRA

PRECAUTION.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM CASKEY: "I HAVE

A WAKE BOARD BOAT, AND WE WERE

PULLING A PERSON BEHIND OUR

BOAT, AND THE JET SKI WANTED TO

JUMP THE BIG WAKE THAT MY BOAT

PRODUCES.

THEY WERE COMING UP ABOUT 50 TO

100 FEET FROM THE PERSON I WAS

PULLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,

JUMPING THE WAKES." SAMANTHA:

CAPTAIN CASKEY SAYS THIS IS

DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER

KNOW WHEN A RIDER MAY FALL, AND

THE ROPE PULLING THE RIDER IS

HARD TO SEE.

HE SAYS IT SEEMS LIKE COMMON

SENSE, BUT LIFE-JACKETS ARE

CRUCIAL

AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE NO ACCIDENT

IS PLANNED.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM CASKEY: "A

JET-SKIER WAS RIDING WITHOUT HIS

PFD ON, FELL OFF THE BOAT, AND

EVIDENTLY

HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WAY

DOWN AND DROWNED JUST A COUPLE

HUNDRED

FEET FROM THE SHORE."

SAMANTHA:

IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA,

ANYONE CAN WRITE A CHECK, BUY A

BOAT,

THEN IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT OUT ON

THE LAKE WITH LITTLE KNOWLEDGE

OF BOAT

SAFETY.

UNLIKE DRIVING A CAR, OPERATING

A BOAT REQUIRES NO SAFETY

COURSE.

CAPTAIN JON GRIDLEY/ SEA TOW

OWNER:

"I THINK IT SHOULD MANDATORY FOR

EVERYBODY. WE'RE ALL LICENSED

COAST

GUARD CAPTAINS. WE'VE GONE

THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND

CLASSROOM STUFF. IT'S AMAZING

THE STUFF THAT'S OUT THERE THAT

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED

FIRSTHAND."

SAMANTHA:

ALSO UNLIKE ROADS, LAKES DON'T

HAVE LANES TO MAINTAIN SAFE

SEPARATION.

CAPTAIN GRIDLEY SAYS STAYING

ALERT IS KEY.

CAPTAIN JON GRIDLEY/ SEA TOW

OWNER:

"NOTICE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

NOTICE WHERE OTHER BOATS ARE,

WHICH

DIRECTION THEY'RE LOOKING, IF

THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO

WHERE THEY'RE

GOING. ONCE YOU GET BOATS AND

ALCOHOL ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND

LIKE THIS, PEOPLE'S GUARD IS

DOWN QUITE A BIT AND CAN BECOME

DIFFICULT

DANGEROUS FOR OTHER PEOPLE."

SAMANTHA:

CAPTAIN GRIDLEY ENCOURAGES EVERY

BOAT OWNER TO TAKE THE GEORGIA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

BOATER SAFETY COURSE.

HE SAYS IT WILL TEACH VALUABLE

INFORMATION FOR YOURSELF AND

SURROUNDING BOATERS.

BACK TO YOU.