Sacramento County officials said Monday they are planning changes at Tiscornia Beach after four people died off its shoreline so far in July.<\/p>\n
County Supervisor Phil Serna said he’s asked the county parks department to install signs down by the water’s edge as early as next weekend.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be some very blunt language, strong language, that really attempts to impress upon folks that visit our parkways about the risk associated with entering the waterway,” Serna said.<\/p>\n
For Joe Thomas, whose uncle drowned in the Sacramento River Sunday, the changes are coming too late.<\/p>\n
Thomas came back to the accident site Monday, expecting to find searchers still looking for the 24-year-old drowning victim. Instead, he found people back in the water at the exact same spot.<\/p>\n
“I kind of was taking it like it wasn’t really too much of a concern,” Thomas said. “I don’t see any type of sign up saying beware of this area, it’s dangerous, or anything.”<\/p>\n
Thomas said his uncle, who is still missing and has not been identified by authorities, came to the beach Sunday for a family gathering.<\/p>\n
About 1 p.m., the river pulled him under and he never resurfaced.<\/p>\n
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