Visit any lake during this time of year and you are bound to see vessels of all kinds sharing the water. If you plan to be in or on the water for any reason, safety officials urge you to be prepared ...

(NEW YORK) -- With summer upon us, beach safety officials are warning people this season to be on guard as they head to the water. A young girl on a rubber dinghy was rescued by lifeboat crew on ...

(CBS4) - Paddleboarding is becoming very popular, and officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife want to remind paddlers to wear personal flotation devices for safety. Over the last several years, ...

Jan. 11—A Wednesday morning news conference to announce the installation of 20 bright yellow foam flotation devices called "rescue tubes" on city-owned beaches was briefly interrupted with a real-time ...

When we first began taking our toddler to the pool, I noticed that almost as ubiquitous as moms slathering pasty white sunscreen on squirmy kids was the presence of "puddle jumpers," a combination of ...

A mother is urging action on the part of Chicago officials after her son drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month. Maria Diaz, whose son Miguel drowned in the lake earlier this month, is calling ...

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

Location: The products were sold by Palli Paddle in Canada. UL Solutions tests and certifies personal flotation devices to regulatory requirements and standards in the U.S., Canada and Europe. To meet ...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is urging citizens not to remove flotation devices or safety flags from stations on the beach. The town states the items are in place in ...

After reading this week of yet another drowning on the Delaware River, I would be remiss if I didn’t at least provide a reminder here about boating safety. There were five drownings on the Upper ...