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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Slippery ! ...Resbaladizo!

After
(1) trying to swim across the river, and
(2) swimming in the river while intoxicated,
the most common cause of drowning in the park is climbing and swimming around waterfalls.

 
sketch of a person slippiing on rocks

SLIPPERY!
Wet rocks are slippery. A fall could injure you. A sudden dunking could drown you.

• Stay on the trail.
• Stay off the rocks.
• Don't approach the edge.

 
sketch of person submerged head first

¡RESBALADIZO!
Las rocas mojadas son resbaladizas. Un caída podría lastimarle. Una immersión repentina podría ahogarle.
• Permanezca en el sendero.
• Manténgase alejado de las rocas.
• No se acerque al borde.
A young man in colonial uniform, with a musket  

Did You Know?
... that in the 1750s, the northwest border of New Jersey (now Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area) was a frontier of the English colonies. In the French & Indian (Seven Years) War, a string of forts protected these settlements. The sites of seven of these outposts are in the park.
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Last Updated: June 03, 2009 at 14:22 EST