car seat hire bali, kathy: hundreds of people are on the american river today enjoying a picture-perfect memorial day weekend.
brian: even though we are in the middle of a drought, faster water flows. kathy: like larry is live along the american river to explain why. mike: river rafting companies say we are up by two thirds today, thanks in part to the
nice weather and because of higher water flows. due to greater releases upstream creating more fun for everyone. a busy weekend on the american river today, where water flows are up eggs to bigger releases from folsom lake. right now we are at 5000 feet
of water per second and we are doing -- we know in the next week we will be getting more water. mike: a swifter river is good for rafters looking to make a big splash. what you going to do out there? so ak
everyone. mike: business is good this weekend at the raft rentals, which have had for dry years. this year it is a little tough with the low water flows but we are doing fine. mike: they are expecting even higher flows in june, july, and
august. from this weekend, river lovers are learning that rivers and alcohol don't mix. ten sacramento county park rangers patrolled the parkway today, enforcing the ban on alcohol, keeping things more family-friendly.
all the people from sac state used to go down in inner tubes, and head down. mike: a little bit more mellow with the family, though. yes. water guns and coolers. mike: but it was not popular with everyone.
everything we brought, including beers, won't make it down. we will have them after. mike: you are looking at live pictures of families enjoying the memorial day weekend. that booze ban is in effect today and tomorrow and could be
extensive if you get caught -- it will run you about $100. mike luery, kcra three news. brian: tough assignment. [laughter] park rangers were busy today enforcing the ban on booze. kathy: officials found plenty of banned items, even though some
people's tried sneaking them in. with alcohol intoxication, it lowers your threshold for tolerating hypothermia. people when they drink a lot of alcohol can hit the water and become very disoriented and hypothermic. it leads to a lot more
drownings. brian: rangers it's a can get creative when they hide the alcohol.