High Ridge Fire Protection District Chief John Barton is the first to admit -- he's concerned.
He's worried about the the people who ignore the signs and go into the Big River at Rockford Park.
There have been four water rescues so far this year including one Saturday night.
"We had a 12-year-old girl and an older girl in her 20s were swimming by the bluff area and got caught in the current. Mom said she saw her daughter go under water several times and was yelling for help. Two bystanders jumped in the water and were able to get to the opposite side of the river but they couldn't come back because they were tired from swimming in the current," the chief told KSDK.
Barton urged residents to obey the signs.
"We've already had one victim pulled unconscious from the water and transported in critical condition. My advice is don't get in the water because the water is unpredictable and it's changing all the time."
Since 2014, he said there have been five drownings, two happened last year.
"The river is unpredictable and unforgiving and it doesn't care if you're a good swimmer and if you're sober or not," Barton points out.
