Town leaders continue to tackle deadly trend along Saluda River [Video]

IMPROVING SAFETY AT URBAN PITS MEMORIAL PARK. AFTER SEVERAL DROWNINGS IN THE SALUDA RIVER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOST RECENTLY, TWO MEN DIED IN THE RIVER ABOUT TWO WEEKS APART EARLIER THIS SUMMER. THAT’S IN ADDITION TO TWO DROWNINGS IN 2022. TONIGHT, WHERE TOWN LEADERS CONTINUE LOOKING AT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE GROWING PROBLEM. OUR NATE STANLEY SPOKE WITH TOWN LEADERS TONIGHT ABOUT THE STEPS THEY’RE HOPING TO TAKE MOVING FORWARD. NATE. NIGEL AND CAROL SITTING BEHIND ME IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE STEPS THAT THE TOWN HAS TAKEN TO PROMOTE SAFETY. IT IS THIS SIGN THAT IS SAT HERE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PUT ON A LIFE JACKET. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO READ THIS SIGN, AND AS YOU SEE, THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PUT A LIFE …