When thousands of people flood Lake Travis, it’s takes an almost
equal number to keep them safe.
But that's a good feeling for some festival goers. Brian
Millington said it makes him feel more comfortable.
"Boaters are
kind of used to doing what they want to do. They're not really used to
following rules a lot of time so, it's good to have a good presence out
here and remind everybody to behave," he said.
A number of
different agencies including the Lower Colorado River Authority, Travis
County Sheriff's Office, EMS officials and others are all on standby in
case of an emergency.
Helicopters and volunteers on the water are
keeping an eye out to make sure people aren't in harm's way, with so
many boats shuffling around.
“Watch for the swimmers. That's the biggest part," volunteer Grant
Grabert said.
Millington worries about the same thing.
"It's
easy to go too fast in a boat. People don't realize how slow you have to
go in a boat to not cause wakes and not run over somebody," he said.
With
the agencies and volunteers working together, they're prepared to keep
the concert running smoothly and people out of danger.
