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'Wear It!' Life jackets save lives on state's waterways Montgomery Advertiser Life jackets should be U.S. Coast Guard approved without any rips or tears, should easily be accessible ... In approximately 84 percent of the drownings in 2013 across the nation, the victims were not wearinglife jackets, according to ...

ALEA launches boater safety week   Dothan First   MONTGOMERY -- It's simple: Wearing a life jacket is the easiest life-saving ... Approximately 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life ...

Marine Police: Wear life jacket   Andalusia Star-News   Eighty-four percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets. There are different types of life jackets needed for the length of vessels.

1 still missing from the Dauphin Island Regatta, ALEA kicks off National Safe Boating Week  AL.com  According to USCG, 328 people drowned without a life jacket compared to 61 who drowned while wearing a life jacket. Those numbers included 8 ...

Life jacket event hopes to set a record   Albany Times Union   The goal of the sixth annual Ready, Set, Wear It! Life Jacket World Record Day is ... Wear It! campaign to promote boating safety and wearing life jackets. ... in 2013, and 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets.