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Rushton added that it’s important to know your limitations.
“Have some safety equipment if you’re not a good swimmer,” she said. “Put on a life jacket before you go in and let your friends know that you will stay closer to shallow water.”
Water incidents rare, but safety important
Safety tips for swimmers are equally important for those on boats. Cst. Mark Burnett of the Battlefords RCMP detachment said they typically deal with two or three incidents a summer between the local rivers and lakes. Their deployment tends to be related to isolated boaters or people that were supposed to have made it back to shore being reported missing.