Staying safe while swimming

Local officials and residents are sharing their water safety tips while swimming.

- - local officials and residents - are sharing their water - safety tips while swimming.

- news 25's lorraine weiskopf has- more.

- - on friday evening the popular - swimming are on wolf river near- the bells ferry bridge filled - with swimmers despite the - tragedy that occurred - thursday.

For local bailey- robbins, her decision to go - for a swim today was a- - - - concerning for her mother.- bailey robbins "she was a bit hesitant.

But its like she told- don't swim in rip tides and - don't get waist deep, know your- limits more than anything."

Despite the calming allure of - the water, this swimming- area can be dangerous.- pat sullivan - fire chief - harrison county , "this is one of those- waterways that can be very- placid very slow moving at time- and not what you would look at- as being threatening" unfortunately this area is- notorious for being hazardous - for swimmers.

- julie sherwood, resident in - harrison county "i've seen it - - - before unfornaturnaly ya known- from when my mom was here and i- seems like every someone dies - from horse playing or jumping o- the brides its just so sad- because it can be - prevented" lorraine weiskopf, news - reporter, "i spoke with a few residents that live - alongside world river and they- belive public access should be- closed off due to - safety and that would leave man- locals devastated to lose their- - - - favorite swimming spot" bailey robbins, swimmer "that would be horrible, honestly wit- the years gone by - with biloxi and long beach and- how the water has all that- bacteria in this i sour one way- to being able to swim safely- there no intern=ming of fresh - and salt water."

For now harrison county fire- chief pat sullivan- preaches his water safety tips- "know what water you're swimmin in know what the currents are - - - - kneo what hazards might be unde- there" in harrison county, lorraine- weiskopf