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re: Teen drowns at White Sands Lake Day Beach on July 4
Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:19 pm to Misnomer
Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:19 pm to Misnomer
There have been quite a few drownings there. The lifeguards are terrible. Took my son there a couple times when he was younger. Last time we went, he brought a couple of friends who were very good swimmers. My son can swim and was trying to keep up with them but at one point it looked to me like he was starting to struggle a bit in deeper water so I quickly went out and snagged him. I guarantee had he gone under and I hadn't been there, no lifeguard would've noticed. The owner is very standoffish.
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:52 pm to moontigr
What do you want the owner to do, personally watch 50 100 swimmers?
Good job handling your own kid. But screw putting any liability on anyone else.
Good job handling your own kid. But screw putting any liability on anyone else.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:10 pm to Meauxjeaux
I took the kids there recently also. That lake gets deep really fast once you can’t touch bottom. It’s probably 20-30ft deep at the base of the slides. Once a kid goes under in the murky water there is only seconds to find them. You can’t blame the lifeguards. From what I saw they did a pretty good job when we were there.
Sad situation all around.
Sad situation all around.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 10:30 pm to MotorBoater
The saddest part is how the ambulance got stuck in the sand, prolonging the trip to the hospital. It took 45 minutes from getting pulled out to leaving the beach. The trauma of the wait must be so heavy on the mom.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 7:44 am to moontigr
quote:from the FAQs on their website
The lifeguards are terrible.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 7:55 am to cgrand
I live 10 minutes from that place and have never been, and we never let our kids go there. That’s not a knock on the owners or the employees. Unless you’re personally watching constantly then you’re taking a huge risk.
I’m pretty sure it’s just a wet dredged gravel pit. And yes those things are dangerous. The gravel has been removed and a lot of the sand pumped back in. They do make for pretty lakes, though.
I’m pretty sure it’s just a wet dredged gravel pit. And yes those things are dangerous. The gravel has been removed and a lot of the sand pumped back in. They do make for pretty lakes, though.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:02 am to Dixie2023
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:12 am to Misnomer
You gotta imagine that first responders hate holidays, especially when they make for a long weekend for almost everyone. Having to respond to drowned kid calls has to beat the hell out of all but the hardest among them. On top of that the extra car wrecks and domestic disturbances has to make holidays really hard on them. Including cops. I talk a lot of shite about cops but recognize how hard their jobs is when it comes to handling cases involving hurt or dead kids.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:35 am to LSUFreek
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How do you drown in a lake? There's no engulfing waves. There's no riptide currents. Had to be a non-swimmer drifting too far out & slipping off their floatation device, right?
There's about 10 feet of shallow water, then an immediate drop to 30+ feet around the water playground.
There are no tubes or floatation devices there other than wearing a life jacket.
I brought the kids there once and didn't like it. The kids had life jackets on, but I didn't.
Treading water while waiting on the people in front of you to climb onto the inflatable slides, etc. was more work than I expected.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:44 am to Misnomer
Went there a few weeks back. It gets super deep, super quick. If you get out too far, getting back is a chore for anyone not a super strong swimmer. Not a lot of policing going on either. Kids under 12 swimming without life jackets, older kids roughhousing in water that gets real before you realize it. Sad to see, but not a real surprise. Prayers for their family.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:46 am to Shexter
That first picture looks like a nice place. The last one looks like hell on earth LOL...
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:49 am to Shexter
Not to make light of the situation, but look at those floatees on that yellow raft
Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:51 am to Misnomer
The guy they interviewed said "nobody on the beach knew how to do CPR." Wow. I don't understand this. So very sad.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:30 am to Yeahright
I have been there with the kids a few times over the years and like others have said it drops off real deep and is 20-30’ deep under the inflatables and I have heard of depths pushing 80’ in the lakes center. A couple times pulling yourself up the obstacles and you are spent. Even I wear a vest while out there as it’s too hard to tread water and also help the kids get onto the inflatables. Actually surprised they even recovered the poor kid without a diver. Very sad but at that place you really have to keep track of your kids and be self aware.
This post was edited on 7/7/25 at 9:31 am
Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:21 pm to LSUFreek
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How do you drown in a lake?
I’m guessing it was a non swimmer.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 3:01 pm to Lou Loomis
Lost a pair of sunglasses doing a flip off the inflatable. Quickly realized how deep it went a few trying to recover them.
When I went all kids had life vests and the “life guards” blew whistles constantly enforcing rules and it’s very obvious that it’s a swim at your own risk.
When I went all kids had life vests and the “life guards” blew whistles constantly enforcing rules and it’s very obvious that it’s a swim at your own risk.
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