Lavon,
Texas
Weather
Conditions; Overcast, 81 degrees
We
had a very BUSY day here yesterday.
First
thing yesterday morning we had a Search & Rescue K-9 group of about a dozen
show up to preform drills with their dogs.
This
cool weather has brought many people out for tent camping. The park was more than
half full this weekend.
We
had friends stop by for a visit. It’s always great to have friends visit! Betty
and Sue have just recently become full-timers and they seem to really be
enjoying it.
In
the late evening Dawn was making her rounds through the park when she noticed
one of the RVers was having a cookout. She noticed that many cars were parked
along the narrow road making it almost impossible for her to drive a dually
truck down the road.
She
stopped by and asked that the cars be moved off the road. She explained that
parking was available at the restrooms. She explained that emergency vehicles could
not get through the area if needed.
His
guest started the car shuffle before Dawn left.
Before
Dawn returned to the gatehouse, I saw emergency lights approaching the park. I
opened the gate and let the truck enter. The truck was pulling a doubledecker
boat trailer carrying a hovercraft and a regular boat.
The
timing couldn’t been any better. They drove through the area that Dawn had
just cleared.
A
few moments later a large fire truck showed up.
A
second emergency truck (Incident Commander) arrived from across the damn and
was at the gate trying to get it unlocked. Dawn ran over with our keys and
unlocked the gate for him.
He
thanked Dawn for unlocking the gate and told her that the call was for stranded
boat on the lake.
All
the emergency vehicles drove to the closed boat ramp. A few moments later we
heard the boat taking off across the water. The sun was starting to sit.
About
an hour later, the Incident Commander stopped by the gatehouse to inform us
that they had rescued the boater and pulled his boat to the shore near the boat
ramp. He was driving the boat owner to his truck and let us know he would be
returning to collect his boat.
Twenty
minutes later a truck pulled up to the gatehouse, the driver announced they
were the people that had been rescued and that he was there to collect his
boat. As I opened the gate to let him in, I noticed he had a couple of children
with him.
WOW!
So glad they were able to rescue them before it got too dark out. Thanks Wylie
Fire Department.
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