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The Super Scoopers, which require a mile of open water to refill their onboard tanks, are expected to use multiple arms of Shasta Lake, which fills with recreational boaters during the peak summer tourist season.

If the commission sets new terms that boost flows, it could open up more of the Kern River’s popular rapids for a longer period each year, bringing a boon to boaters and whitewater rafting businesses.

There are 4 million recreational boaters in California, according to the state Division of Boating and Waterways.

The other boaters who died were all friends or relatives of Josh Pickles, the DoorDash executive.

Forecasts showed a chance for rain and and an even smaller possibility of thunderstorms, but that wasn’t out of the ordinary for regular boaters at the High Sierra lake.