Half the fun of floating down the Yakima River on a hot sunny day, arms, legs and posterior dangling from an inner tube, is the freedom from a restrictive life jacket. That’s just what Stacy Stoltenow ...

Five people have lost their lives off WA's southern coast since Christmas. Life jackets were made compulsory at Salmon Holes near Albany in 2019 following years of drowning deaths. No-one has died ...

In Episode 1, ACA-certified instructors Kate Ross Kuthe and Paul Kuthe show you how to choose and fit your most important piece of paddling gear – your life jacket. Before you get in the water, make ...

Libby Hodgin says she's been paddleboarding for years. "I love being out on the water and so that is when I first started getting into it and then this year it gives me an activity to do with my dog," ...

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TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — The return of lifeguards at certain Oregon parks is a sure sign of summer. While the lifeguards will undoubtedly help those who need it, small actions like wearing a life ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is begging people to wear life jackets while on the water, especially with the Fourth of July holiday weekend coming up. This as water-related deaths in Colorado are ...

A life jacket can cost between $10 and $40 but they are worth much more if they can save a life. That's why the Oho Department of Natural Resources is urging parents who are heading to the water this ...

The NTSB released its preliminary report on the deadly sinking from July 19. The captain of the ill-fated duck boat that sank in Missouri earlier this month had checked the weather reports and ...

Thai naval officials said Tuesday there were not enough life jackets for everyone aboard a warship that sank early Monday in severe weather in the Gulf of Thailand with the loss of at least six lives.