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SALT LAKE CITY — County officials are warning dog owners to keep their pets away from fast-moving streams and creeks as the spring runoff season begins.
“Dog owners are asked to keep their dogs away from any other waters affected by rain and snow run-off due to the strong currents that can lead to drowning,” the Salt Lake County Mayor’s Office said in a Wednesday Facebook post.
Four bodies of water that feature fast-moving currents are Parley’s Creek, Emigration Creek, Mill Creek and Red Butte Creek, according to the mayor’s office. Parley’s Creek runs through Tanner Park, which is an off-leash dog area.
In April 2017, a woman died at Tanner Park after trying to save her dogs that were caught in a stream at the park.
Runoff is expected in those creeks through the middle of June, the mayor’s office said.
People who see dogs get stuck in fast waters are asked to immediately call 911 and not jump into the water to save the dog, the mayor’s office said. Emergency crews are equipped to get dogs and humans out of such waters.
