New Brunswick officials are warning boaters to take extra care and caution in the water this weekend due to several previous boating related deaths this year.
133 people died last year in Canada from boating accidents and approximately 6,000 people have suffered non-fatal injuries, says BOATsmart! Canada, which is the officially recognized boater licensine body. So far there have been three in New Brunswich this year by RCMP Sgt. Mark Bridges.
With Canaday Day coming, many people are going to be out in the water enjoying the long Fourth of July …

State authorities are planning on cracking down on drunk and high boat operators during the Fourth of July weekend.
The Illinois Department of Natural resources Conservation Police have improved patrol techniques and increased enforcement on board for the state’s waterways.
“We want people to enjoy their time on the water, but being safe and responsible should always be a boater’s top priority,” said the department’s Office of Law Enforcement Chief Rafael Gutierrez. “Alcohol use is one of the leading causes of fatal boating accidents in Illinois and across the country.”
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Two people have died over the weekend over two separate boating accidents in Cecil County waters.
The deaths happened one on Friday and one on Saturday and were the 10th and 11th boating deaths in Maryland this year.
The first accident happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Friday night in Chesapeake City, Maryland. Resources say Robert Baron, 27, fell into the water as he attempted to jump from a boat to the pier of an Inn.
Two of his shipmates jumped into the water but no one could rescue him.
Two people died over …

The Independence Day weekend ahead will be filled with boaters and firework displays and summer fun along the Savannah and Wilmington Rivers which will be hosted by the Chatham County’s Intracoastal Waterways.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Marine Patrol Unit tries to encourage all boaters to pay attention to safety features to let everyone enjoy the holiday celebrations without incident. Boating smart means wearing a life jacket and to not drive the boat while under the influence.
It can only to take seconds to turn what is supposed to be an enjoyable time to a …

One teenager was killed in a canoeing accident in Illinois on Tuesday afternoon. Police continue to investigate the incident involving four teenagers. 17-year-old Mitchel Krause was transported to Anthony’s Trauma Center and was pronounced dead after the accident.
None of the victims were wearing any sort of life jacket, even though it’s an Illinois state law that requires floatation devices, or life jackets, to be on board of a boat per occupant.
“Every year we see preventable deaths on Illinois waters if life jackets would have been a part of the equation. …

Police hold three people on Saturday as they begin investigation on the sinking of a tourist boat which killed 16 people.
Le Van Duc, captain of the double-decker boat, couldn’t show evidence he was an actual boating pilot after he tried carrying 28 people as passengers. A source told Thanh Nien investigations led to discovering that the registration certificate of the boat had expired in February.
“If a boat isn’t eligible for operation and its captain isn’t trained and licensed in accordance with regulations, its owner and driver have to be held …

Sheriff Deputies continue looking for the father of a little girl that was pronounced dead after a boating accident in Washington County, Idaho.
Apparently three men and the two-year-old daughter of one were fishing in a 14-foot aluminum boat. “They anchored the boat, and when the anchor caught, it sucked the front of the boat into the water,” Washington County Chief Deputy Matt Thomas said. “It filled the boat up with water, which, in turn, sunk the boat. Right now, the water’s actually lower. It’s so low that it’s moving really …

Three different boating accidents over the weekend leave two people seriously injured.
A woman was hurt Saturday after being cut by the propeller of a boat. She was apparently airlifted to the nearest hospital, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
FWC officers also say another woman that was boating was ejected perhaps due to the wave action. The woman suffers from a broken femur and was taken by ambulance to Bell High School where she was flown via helicopter to Shands at the University of Florida.
The Suwanee River …

A boating operator and his son have been cited with reckless operation for the death of two Middleburg High School students.
49 year old Ted Hanner was operating his 1985 Baja bass boat when he left the boats controlling to go pump the fuel bulb on the other side. The boat was running ragged while Hanner was trying to add fuel to the motor.
Without control, the boat headed north and crashed into a tree 3 feet away from the water. Hanner’s son, Travis, age 17, and his girlfriend were sitting in …

A terrifying wakeboarding accident five years ago left a Chico women with $30 million after her head was gashed open by a boat propeller. The accident was ruled as 80 percent blame given to the boating manufacturer, MasterCraft Boat Co., by the Superior Court panel.
The company apparently “made the bow huge – it was a Frankenstein’s monster,” Bell’s attorney, Roger A. Dreyer said. “They took two existing boats and combined them, but never engineered it. They made it very large so a lot of people could be in it. If …