Most beachgoers remained safe as Galveston officials predicted a half-million visitors over the three-day weekend.
GALVESTON, Texas — Yellow warning flags flew on Memorial Day on Galveston beaches whereas red ones did all weekend as summer unofficially started on the island."We're Houston's beach," said Bassett. "But we also get regional visitors from Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio and touch states like Oklahoma and Louisiana."
"These are the first two drowning fatalities of the year,” said Galveston Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis."Don’t think of it like a pool or a pond or a lake," said Davis. "If you’re comfortable in a lake to your chest, let’s go waist-deep at the beach, even on green flag days.” He measures a busy weekend by the number of people his team move out of danger. That was more than 7,000 as of Monday afternoon.
Yellow flags are now flying in Galveston after a deadly red flag weekend. Two swimmers drowned in rip currents. Meanwhile,"Yeah, we’re definitely watching the kids and having them, you know, maybe at leg’s length in the water," said Benoit."Not too far for the tide to carry them out.”"Just a bunch of beautiful women, beautiful waves,” said one visitor.In fact, one restaurant told KHOU 11 News last Memorial Day weekend set a sales record.
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