Swimming holes offer relief from heat, but be aware of risks Dangers include slippery surfaces, unsafe heights, and changing currents Share Updated: 6:31 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021 Dangers include slippery surfaces, unsafe heights, and changing currents Share Updated: 6:31 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript With this heat advisor..y. people are looking for ways to cool off. One way -- Swimming holes! BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THESE POPULAR DESTINATIONS... CAN BE very DANGEROUS. and in some cases. deadly. NBC5'S BRIANNA BORGHI HAS MORE ON HOW TO STAY SAFE. TO BEAT THE HE..AT. LIAM NOBLE AND MAX SCHINDLER SPENT THEIR DAY AT HUNTINGTON GORG E. IT'S A POPULAR SWIMMING HOLE... BUT THEY WERE HAPPY SITTING ON THE SHORE. LIAM NOBLE/VISITOR: "IT IS FRIGHTENING, SO THERE'S A FEW BIG DROPS AND E TH CURRENT IS REALLY STRONG." MIKE CANNON IS THE CHIEF AT COLCHESTER TECHNICAL RESC. UE HE'S ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE RISKS. DANGERS LIKE SLIPPERY SURFACES, UNSAFE HEIGHTS, AND OBJECTS IN THE RIVER. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS COMES WITH CHANGING CURRENTS. MIKE CANNON, CHIEF AT COLCHESTER TECHNICAL RESCUE: "YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF WATER TO SWEEP SOMEBODY AWAY.// I JUST THINK PEOPLE GET LAX AND THEY DON'T REALIZE TT HA THOSE WATER LEVELS CHANGE AND IT MAK IEST MORE DANGEROUS WHEN THE WATER IS UP AND RUNNING ." VARYING WATER LEVELS MAKES EVERY SWIMMING HOLE UNIQUE. JESSICA SAVAGE WORKS AT E TH VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS AND RECREATI. ON SHE SAYS THERE ARE STEPS Y OU CAN TAKE TO HAVE A FUN AT A SWIMMING HOLE... WHILE STAYING SAFE.