“In my opinion it is very dangerous to swim in that area, especially where the docks are,” said Fire Chief Matt Simmons.
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The vote was held Tuesday. The city is preparing no swimming and no fishing signs for the park, which opened in 2016 along the Great Miami River.
A 13-year old Troy girl drowned in the harbor dock area in July 2017.
Another incident occurred Sunday afternoon when paramedics were called to the boat dock area. A preliminary police report said the juvenile “nearly drowned in the boat launch area.” The female was resuscitated and taken to Upper Valley Medical Center.
More than 70 incidents of all kinds had been reported at Treasure Island, said Patrick Titterington, city service and safety director.
“We definitely want to promote recreation on the river,” said Don Pemberton, a Troy Fire Department platoon leader. But he noted some of the challenges in promoting water safety, too. “We want to try to prevent any incidents from happening here in the future.”
Police Chief Charles Phelps said officers patrol the area and know there is a lot of activity in the dock area.
“It has become a magnet for a lot of activity and a lot of it is unsupervised,” he said.
Titterington said city officials talked with the Miami Valley Risk Management Association, the city insurance pool, about options. Last year, the advice was to do nothing different. But another look was requested because of the incidents and “growing concern due to the activity,” he said.
MVRMA was contacted again Monday after the Sunday incident and the revised recommendation was made.
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