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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Getting in the water this holiday weekend? Put that life jacket on
This story was originally posted on The holiday weekend is almost here, and it will be warm. Are you heading out on the water? Put on your life jacket! Washington has seen 23 boating deaths in the past two years. Officials said 61% of those involved paddle sports, like kayaking or canoeing. 'Eighty-six percent of those fatalities were not wearing life jackets,' Rob Sendak, the state's boating law administrator, said. Today is the last day ofNational Safe Boating Week. Sendak recommends that anyone who gets in the water wear a life jacket. 'It's our mission to save lives,' Sendak said. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Tom Bower told KIRO Newsradio that when someone gets in trouble, time is of the essence. 'That's the hardest thing for any—I think any law enforcement agency or search and rescue agency would say the same thing—because of the cold water that we have here,' Bower said. Puget Sound is only in the lower 50s right now. Sendak urges everyone to wear a life jacket, no matter how calm the water looks. Officials said paddlers are especially at risk in spring and early summer.
CTV News
17-05-2025
- CTV News
Road Safety Week, Safe Boating Week
OPP Sgt. Kyle Arnold reminds everyone that Canada Road Safety Week continues on through the long weekend and Safe Boating Week is about to start, so buckle up, watch your speed, drive sober, go through all your safety equipmen and enjoy the long weekend.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Boating safety tips with New Mexico State Parks Division
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With National Safe Boating Week coming up, the New Mexico State Parks Division is reminding visitors to stay safe on the water. Safe Boating Week is May 18 – 24, ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, a traditionally busy weekend on New Mexico's waters. How New Mexico's first incorporated town transformed into a ghost town As part of the safety week, officials stress the importance of wearing a lifejacket as about 75% of people who drown in boating incidents are not wearing a life jacket, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 'Wearing a life jacket is a simple step that saves lives. Whether you're on a kayak, sailboat or motorboat, being prepared makes all the difference,' State Parks Division Director Toby Velasquez said in a release. As of January 1, 2025 State Parks Division changed its boating rules, requiring everyone engaged in any type of boating activity in New Mexico to wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket. State Parks boating safety tips: Always wear a properly fitted, U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket Designate a sober boat operator Prepare, plan, and gear up for inclement weather File a float plan and tell someone where you will be Complete a boating safety course as required if you were born on or after Jan. 1, 1989 Children under 13 must wear life jackets while on the deck of a moving vessel For more information on State Parks Division and boating education in New Mexico, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
