After a three-day recovery operation, the search for Friday's drowning victim on Big Bear Lake ended unsuccessfully at 2:00pm Sunday, July 5. The victim has not been found. On the afternoon of July 3, a 33-year-old male was swimming with several others off a rented pontoon boat in a water depth of 27 feet. The swimmers began struggling at one point and all but the victim … [Read more...] about Search For Drowning Victim Ends
Breaking News: Emergency Personnel, Including Lake Patrol, in Rescue Effort for Person Who Fell Off Boat
Helicopter and police activity over Big Bear Lake at this time is due to rescue efforts to locate an individual who had fallen off a rented pontoon boat this afternoon. The Municipal Water District received the call at 3:22pm that a person had fallen off the boat, in about 27 feet of water just south of the Big Bear Shores RV Park on the North Shore. Per MWD’s General Manager … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Emergency Personnel, Including Lake Patrol, in Rescue Effort for Person Who Fell Off Boat
1st Lt. Jared Landaker Memorial Run for Freedom
The Seven Stars Foundation honors Big Bear's 1st Lieutenant Jared Landaker, USMC, with the third annual Memorial Run for Freedom, which begins at Snow Summit resort. The patriotic event includes a 15K, 10K, 5K and one-mile walk. (15K starts at 8am, 10K at 8:15, 5K at 8:30.) Runners, walkers and spectators welcome to participate in this family-friendly event to honor Landaker … [Read more...] about 1st Lt. Jared Landaker Memorial Run for Freedom
Freedom Isn’t Free: We Salute 31 of Big Bear’s Brave Sons and Daughters on Our Independence Day
As we celebrate our Independence Day, our friends at the American Legion Post 584 remind that freedom isn’t free. Thirty-one of the Big Bear Valley’s sons and daughters have already served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and three of those sons--U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex Kenyon, U.S. Army Specialist Adam Rosema, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Jared … [Read more...] about Freedom Isn’t Free: We Salute 31 of Big Bear’s Brave Sons and Daughters on Our Independence Day