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Boating fatalities rising; LDWF urges the use of life jacket, other safety measures
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and last updated 2021-03-10 13:48:40-05
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division is reminding all boaters to practice safe boating as spring and summer boating season approaches.
The reminder comes after two more boating fatalities within the past week, bringing the number of Louisiana boating fatalities in 2021 to seven. At this time in 2020, there were only two recreational boating fatalities. We haven t even gotten into the prime boating season in Louisiana yet and we are seeing fatalities climb at an alarming pace, said Col. Chad Hebert, the head of the LDWF Enforcement Division. We are urging boaters to please adhere to all safe boating laws and practices.
Boating safety has become a key area of concern to officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) due to a recent uptick in the number of deaths caused by boating incidents in Louisiana s waterways.
LDWF Stresses Safety After Three Recent Boating Fatalities
From LDWF:
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division is encouraging all boaters to practice safe boating while enjoying the waterways of Louisiana. This notice comes after three people have died in boating accidents in 2021.
The Enforcement Division has witnessed an uptick in the number of boating crash incidents and boating related fatalities in past couple years. The numbers of boating crash incidents reached 162 in 2020, up from 129 boating incidents in 2018 and 135 boating incidents in 2019. The number of boating fatalities also rose from 19 in 2018 and to 20 in 2019 and up to 24 in 2020.