LCSO to enforce social distancing among boaters

Deputies will patrol by land, air, and sea this weekend to ensure boaters are keeping a social distance.

This, as county commissioners say they'll use the weekend to gauge if a shelter-in-place order is needed

INFORMATION... WE’LL BRING IT TYOU.[Notes:1:35-1:45]"as all want...to stay homeA STRONG MESSAGE FROM THE LEECOUNTY SHERIFF, AS SOUTHWESTFLORIDA LEADERS BEG PEOPLE TOSTAY HOME AND NOT GO OUT ANDABOUT THIS WEEKEND...BUT IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT STAYINGOFF OUR ROADS.DEPUTIES SAY YOU NEED TO STAYOFF OUR WATER.JESSICA ALPERN JOINS US NOW WITHTHEIR MESSAGEDEPUTIES PLAN TO BE OUT IN FULLFORCE THIS WEEKEND MAKING SUREBOATERS ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING.THIS COMES AS COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS SAY THEY’LL USETHE WEEKEND TO GAUGE WHETHER ORNOT STRICTER GUIDELINES... LIKEA SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER ARENEEDED.LEE HEALTH AND LOCAL MAYORS HAVEPUSHED FOR THIS...SAYING PEOPLEAREN’T SOCIAL DISTANCING ENOUGH.THEY WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THEVIRUS, BEFORE IT SPREADSFURTHER.BUT BECAUSE THEY EXPECT BOATERSWILL STILL BE HITTING THE WATER,DEPUTIES SHARED A WARNING IN AJOINT NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.THEY’LL BE PATROLLING BY LAND,AIR, AND SEA ... TO MAKE SUREYOU’RE PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING AND NOT DOCKING NEARCLOSED BEACHES.WARNINGS WILL COME FIRST, BUTTHEY WILL ARREST PEOPLE IFNEEDED.Carmine Marceno//Lee CountySheriff"Make no mistake we are still alaw enforcement agency.

If wedon’t gain compliance througheducation and awareness, okay,we still have the right toarrest"BUTT TOTodd Rhey//Yacht of Fun BoatRental"It’s not good for society wha small group of people thatviolate basic standards and it’snot ethical."MEANWHILE FURTHER SOUTH INCOLLIER COUNTY...THEY’VE CALLED AN EME