LBR: Report for August 15-17

During the high season in Virginia Beach, Parks and Recreation staff share weekly updates regarding weekend activity at the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp (LBR):

“The weekend August 15-17 was back to a very busy weekend of launches and beach traffic. We had a total of 509 launches over the 3 days.”

“Friday, August 15 –     135 total launches, car parking did not fill up there was available parking throughout the day. The overflow lot was used for 5 larger trailers. We did not have to close using the barricades at any time.

Saturday, August 16 – 164 total launches, car parking filled around 10:30am and was busy the remainder of the day.  The overflow was used for 18 trailers.  Barricade operations were not needed.

Sunday, August 17 –   210 total launches, car parking was full from 10:30am for remainder of the day. The overflow was used for 45 vehicles. Barricade operations were not needed.”

Incidents to report:

• “On the night of Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 11:30 PM, GardaWorld Security was approached by a citizen who reported that a woman had inadvertently locked her keys inside her vehicle with her three-year-old son trapped inside. Visual confirmation was made of the child inside the vehicle. According to security guard the child appeared calm and alert, showing no signs of visible distress, heat exhaustion, or medical emergency. At approximately 11:32 PM, police were contacted via radio. Police and fire-rescue units were promptly dispatched and arrived on scene at 11:36 PM. Fire personnel deployed tools to access the vehicle. At approximately 11:46 PM, fire personnel successfully opened the vehicle and safely extracted the child. The child had been locked inside the car for an estimated 16 to 20 minutes. No injuries were reported, and no medical treatment was required or administered.”
• “Review of video data from Friday until Monday morning showed heavy parking utilization until about 1130pm on Friday but limited on Saturday and Sunday after hours. Police real time crime center was seen monitoring the cameras during the overnight. Security is doing a great job of keeping cars out of the trailer lot and checking the front lots as requested. We have also implemented a roving security guard that visits the boat ramp and beach facility between 2am and 6am Tuesday through Saturday night as part of their citywide patrol schedule.”

• “Staff have reported one of the Dominion Power lights in the parking lot is out. We have submitted a work order to have it looked at.”