Life Jackets

• ‘Grossly intoxicated’ and ‘staggering’ kayakers issued tickets: Lake Country RCMP

  A report of two "grossly intoxicated" men was made to police Aug. 5, after a complainant claimed they saw one of the men passed out in a kayak and they had to bring him to shore. 

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
  
• Body of Manitoba man recovered from Okanagan Lake: RCMP

  Central Okanagan Search and Rescue spent three days looking for the man. He went missing after entering Okanagan Lake from a pontoon boat in the McKinley Landing area on Aug. 26.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2022
  
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• 11 rescued from overturned pontoon boat on Okanagan Lake

  The RCMP is continuing the investigation into the reason the boat overturned but it appears that passengers were on the upper deck, causing the boat to be top-heavy. 

  Traffic

  Jul 26, 2022
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• Anglers catch tickets, fines on North Okanagan lakes

  The cost of an annual angling license in B.C. is $36 and the fine for failing to produce a valid angling licence is $115. 

  Education

  May 23, 2022
• Duck hunters swim back to shore after boat takes on water in Lake Erie: OPP

  The incident happened Saturday when the pair's boat was blown into Long Point Bay and began to take on water, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
• OPP issue reminder about life-jackets following rescue call on Lake Erie

  Police were called to Lake Erie in Selkirk, Ont., after a witness reported seeing four youths on two paddleboards struggling to get back to shore.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2020
• Hamilton police rescue family on pink flamingo pool float in Lake Ontario

  Hamilton police were called to a late-night water rescue after a family on a pool float got stranded in Lake Ontario.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2020
• Calgary man’s body recovered from Clearwater River after ‘possible drowning’: RCMP

  The body of a 34-year-old Calgary man who police say may be the victim in a "possible drowning" was recovered from a river in central Alberta late Tuesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
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• Life-jackets vs. PFDs: What’s the difference?

  When you're out on the water, a life-jacket can be the difference between life and death, but not all flotation devices are created equally.

  Consumer

  Aug 3, 2018
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• Saskatchewan sees an increase in drownings over the past two years

  This week Canadians are being urged think about water safety as part of a national drowning prevention push, as drownings in the province are on the rise.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2018