Two people had to be rescued from the Chattahoochee River Saturday night after they stayed on the river too long.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Friday reported that a 43-year-old Texas man drowned at Lake Murray. >> Download the KOCO 5 ...

None of the eight people who died after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California were wearing life vests, federal ...

The eight people who died during a boat trip on Lake Tahoe last month were found without life preservers after a fierce storm upended their vessel, according to a report.

Boaters on Lake Michigan in Chicago would be required to wear life jackets under a new proposal, and if they don't, could ...

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

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.