{"id":17068,"date":"2025-01-10T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=17068"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:50:56","slug":"make-wearing-a-life-jacket-a-new-years-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/01\/10\/make-wearing-a-life-jacket-a-new-years-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Make wearing a life jacket a New Year’s resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan. 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHOENIX \u2014 The importance of wearing a life jacket while recreating on Arizona\u2019s waterways is sadly reflected in the most recent statistics involving boating tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A majority of the recreational boating fatalities were individuals who drowned and were not wearing a life jacket \u2014 the most important piece of safety gear one can wear, whether on a boat, personal watercraft or paddlecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the case for three of the nine total fatalities (five of which involved non-motorized watercraft) in 2023. And it\u2019s a number that\u2019s echoed nationally: In the most recent statistics provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, 87 percent of drowning victims in 2023 were not wearing a life jacket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to note that some of the individuals who drowned on Arizona\u2019s waterways were subjected to prolonged exposure to cold water temperatures, resulting in the development of hypothermia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s certainly not too late to make boating safety a New Year\u2019s resolution,\u201d said Kim Jackson, boating and OHV education program manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). \u201cDesignate a sober operator, wear a life jacket, and ensure that others on your boat do so as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AZGFD aims to keep the public safe by patrolling the state\u2019s waterways, as well as by providing education on best practices for boating safety and operation. Law enforcement efforts, including sobriety checkpoints and participation in initiatives like Operation Dry Water<\/strong><\/a>, allow officers to make contact with watercraft users throughout the state and share important messages about sober boating, while helping to stop unsafe behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department\u2019s Boating Safety Education courses<\/strong><\/a> include instruction on the basic skills required to safely operate a boat or personal watercraft, trailering a vessel, navigational rules, buoys, anchoring, legal requirements, boating emergencies, water sports, and paddling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, life jackets must be worn by children 12 and younger anytime they are on board a boat or watercraft when the vessel is adrift or underway. A properly fitting life jacket also must be available for all passengers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For boaters who do not have enough life jackets (or the right sizes) for everyone, life jacket loaner stations have been installed at lakes around the state, including Apache, Bartlett, Canyon, Fool Hollow, Lake Havasu, Mohave, Patagonia, Pleasant, and Saguaro.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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