During the warmer months, children under 12 are required to wear life jackets while on a boat, and adults are required to ...

Sometimes, a public official makes a point so directly, so pointedly, the best choice is just to repeat it. "We have never worked a drowning where someone has been wearing a life jacket," said Shannon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - With a late summer heatwave this weekend, many are expected to head to the water to cool off. But before you do that, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has an important ...

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The 17 people who died in the duck boat tragedy last week in southwestern Missouri were not wearing life jackets when found, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Sunday. The Ride the ...

ASHTABULA — The importance of life vests, and quick working emergency personnel, were dramatically shown a week ago today when two people were rescued from the waters of Lake Erie. “The stars came ...

Connecticut officials are reminding operators of kayaks, canoes and other manual powered watercraft that they're required to wear life jackets from now through the summer. The Connecticut Department ...

RENO, NV — None of the eight people who died last month after a 28-foot power boat capsized on Lake Tahoe during a sudden storm were wearing life vests, the National Transportation Safety Board said ...

BENTONVILLE -- When the Benton County Sheriff's Office responds to a drowning case, there is always one piece of vital equipment that wasn't being used, according to spokeswoman Shannon Jenkins. "We ...