With temperatures getting closer to 90 this weekend, patrol and rescue crews are bracing for an increase in drowning calls and urge caution while out on the water. FOX13
While Washington’s waterways are one of the state’s top resources for recreation, enforcement officials say too often people are combining boating and paddling with substance abuse.
Safety officials say people are also getting out on the water and getting into trouble because they don’t realize how cold the water is until they’re in it. According to Rob Sendak, the boating program manager with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, there were 18 reported recreational boating deaths in 2022. Of those 18, about 15 of them were not wearing life jackets.
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