According to
TMZ, more than TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE and counting have signed a petition ...
demanding more effective warnings for swimmers who are clueless that the waters
below are perilous.
Naya Rivera's
presumed death has angered locals who know the hidden perils of Lake Piru, and
now they're demanding more protection for swimmers whose lives are at risk.
The locals
have reason for concern ... Naya would mark the 9th drowning death at Lake Piru
since 1994.
As we
reported ... when Naya jumped in the water, the visibility was 5 to 9 inches.
Piru is not a natural lake, and its bottom is covered by trees and other
debris, in which a swimmer can easily get entangled. The lake also has strong
currents, making swimming difficult.
The petition
reads, " ... people have been asking for years for the city to put up
warning signs for swimmers. Locals of Ventura County don’t go to Lake Piru for
this reason! Tourists have no idea what they’re getting into. Lake Piru needs
signs. We’re tired of waiting. We need justice for all those who got lost at
Lake Piru. Put up the signs."
There are
some marked swimming areas for those who jump in from the shore, but people on
boats don't seem to get the proper warnings. It's perilous because just about
anyone on a boat in the middle of a hot summer day is going to want to jump in
the water to cool off.
Law
enforcement sources tell us ... they don't know where Naya and her 4-year-old
son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, were when they both jumped in the water. Josey got
back in the boat and fell asleep. When authorities arrived, he told them Naya
never returned.
Lake Piru
does not have many lifeguards, and swimmers "are engaging in a hazardous
recreational activity and do so at their own risk" ... according to its
policy. Locals want to make it less risky ... thus the petition.
TMZ
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