The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Friday reported that a 43-year-old Texas man drowned at Lake Murray. Open the video player ...

In a horrific boating accident in Lake Tahoe in June, one survivor wore a life jacket and the other was found holding onto a ...

The National Transportation Safety Board released new details on Wednesday of the fatal boat capsizing that left two people ...

The eight people who died in a June accident were found without flotation devices, according to a new report. The two survivors relied on the devices to stay afloat.

Cast Water Safety, a Chicago-based organization, is teaching children how to save themselves in the water through self-rescue ...

Need new life jackets? Here's an update on the Coast Guard’s new regulations for life jackets enacted this year.

A tragedy on Lake Michigan claimed the life of a Chicago hairstylist last month. Zahrie Walls was not wearing a life jacket when she fell off a boat at the Playpen and died. Now a proposed city ...

Yes, “anyone riding a personal watercraft or being towed by one” must wear an appropriate life vest, the NC Wildlife Resource ...

A common boating safety violation was not having a personal flotation device (PFD) on board a non-motorized watercraft.

A personal flotation device is required for each person on a kayak or canoe. It must be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, be the correct size for the wearer and be in serviceable condition.