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First-Hand Report of a Rescue on Lake Tahoe, NV, and a Reminder of Basic Rescue Hand Signals

It was a nice, warm day at Lake Tahoe, so we took a short evening hike along the east shore trail on the Nevada side. The lake was unusually rough, and we saw no boats or SUPs. We went to our favorite swimming place near Sand Harbor and, after a plunge, were relaxing in the evening sun, sitting on the [โ€ฆ]

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Claire Weiss | August 15, 2024
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Emergency Responders Rescue Man From Capsized Kayak on Lake Tahoe

Wittnesses strolling along Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday called 911 when they heard a man screaming for his life. Emergency responders showed up to rescue a man who appeared to have capsized his kayak out on the lake, several hundred yards away from where โ€œthe light blue water meets dark blue,โ€ according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune. [โ€ฆ]

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