A 2 YEAR-OLD BOY IS RECOVERING IN AN AREA HOSPITAL, AND HIS MOTHER IS REMINDING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY ONLY SET BEACH BONFIRES IN THE FIRE RINGS. SHE SAID SHE WAS WATCHING HER SON PLAY ON A LIVE OAK BEACH, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMOLDERING BEACH FIRE THAT HAD BEEN COVERED WITH SAND.
FIRES OUTSIDE FIRE RINGS ARE PROHIBITED BY THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND REC.
