Highway 330 was not re-opened until this morning (July 17), in the 6am hour, due to a single vehicle collision that took place yesterday evening below the upper passing lane. The truck-trailer was hauling limestone and, as the vehicle overturned, there was a large amount of lime spilled from the trailer and blocking all lanes. Just before 5pm, Highway 330 was closed, and … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Re-Opened This Morning; Closure Due to Overturned Truck Carrying Limestone
ALERTS/Breaking Big Bear News
CalTrans Implements Paving Project on Highway 38; Weekday Flagging at Base of Mountain
CalTrans has begun work on the Highway 38 repaving project, which consists of grinding the existing surface and replacing it with rubberized asphalt. The Highway 38 project, which is expected to take 30 working days, extends from Valley of the Falls Drive (which is about six miles up from the ranger station at the bottom of the hill) over a ten-mile stretch down to Linda Avenue … [Read more...] about CalTrans Implements Paving Project on Highway 38; Weekday Flagging at Base of Mountain
Breaking News: Police Activity on Big Bear Lake for Retrieval of Body Spotted This Morning
Breaking News as of 9:15am: Police activity is taking place on Big Bear Lake this morning (July 9) as, just before 9am, a paddleboat company called to report that they had seen a body in the lake, about mid-lake and in close proximity to the observatory. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is on scene, with a crew that will include a helicopter and dive team and … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Police Activity on Big Bear Lake for Retrieval of Body Spotted This Morning
Search For Drowning Victim Ends
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