ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A new safety measure is in place at Lake Potter in Rock Island. Eight signs around the lake were put up by the local nonprofit, Akwaaba QC, which helps immigrants and refugees in the Quad Cities.
Each sign has the warning, Do Not Swim, Dangerous Currents" in the 13 most spoken languages in the area.
From English to French to Iwe, President and CEO of Akwaaba QC Nana Ouro-Agoro said they began the plan a while ago, but it was the accidental drowning of 10-year-old John Moo back in June that sped up the process.
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"Since we are already on the planning phase of this, we speed up because we don't want, we didn't want this to happen again to another, we want to save lives," Ouro-Agoro said. "And that's one of the reasons we just speed up on the signage."
Ouro-Agoro also said that it is important to be inclusive with people who speak all languages, especially when it comes to public safety.
"We welcome everyone coming in the Quad Cities," Ouro-Agoro said. "Our goal is to educate them, inform them in their own languages to our communicators and this is the reason for that."
Akwaaba QC will host an awareness event on Oct. 12 at Lake Potter to further teach the public about water safety.
John was honored on Monday with a memorial bench at Earl Hanson Elementary in Rock Island, which is where he attended school.