NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi and Louisiana officials are telling people to say off sandbars that have appeared with the low-water levels along the Mississippi River.
U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Randy Merrick tells the Natchez Democrat that differentiating between the bottom of the river and a recently exposed sandbar can prove costly for curious river viewers.
Merrick says the sandbars just drop off at some point. He says they don't fade out gradually like most people think they do.
Merrick says just because the river levels are low, doesn't mean the river doesn't have a current.
National Weather Service says the river levels will begin falling again to reach a projected 10 feet in August - with lower levels possible in September.