Swift currents along the Provo River have prompted the city to close several crossings on the Provo River Parkway Trail this week.

The Geneva Road, FrontRunner, and 2230 North undercrossings as well as the Canyon Glen Bridge are temporarily closed “due to high river levels,” Provo Parks & Recreation stated in a social media post Monday.

People are urged to respect the closures and barricaded areas along the trail.

This comes after a 12-year-old boy fell into the fast-moving river Saturday afternoon near Bridal Veil Falls. He was pulled out by search and rescue members 4 miles downstream from where he fell in and died at the hospital a short time later.

On Tuesday, flows out of Provo River were at 1,580 cubic feet per second. On Friday, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office warned of the dangerous conditions along the river when it hit 2,000 cubic feet per second, which is considered flood stage.

“We reached peak runoff last week and the flows will be declining. Right now with the decline in flows there are no flooding concerns,” Public Works Director Gordon Haight told the Daily Herald in an email. “However, the river is still moving really fast. We are encouraging everyone visiting the Provo River Trail to maintain their distance and stay safe.”

Earlier this year, Haight said flooding along bridge underpass tunnels are common during this time of year. The current closures could remain in effect through the end of the week or early next week. “The water flows will be substantially reduced later this week allowing the closed sections of trail to reopen,” Haight said.

In the meantime, people walking or recreating along the Provo River Parkway Trail are asked to use caution and give plenty of space between themselves and the water.