Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts share their tips for choosing the safest life jacket — and when you should be wearing one. (Getty Images) (Lisa5201 via ...

Water temperatures in North Dakota, even in mid-summer, can cause cold shock. And without a life jacket to keep you afloat, it doesn't take long for fatigue to win. North Dakota’s boating laws require ...

WEATHERFORD, Texas (KTVT) - A Texas mother says the Coast Guard-approved life jacket she recently bought for her 6-year-old son filled with water while they were at the lake, nearly drowning him. When ...

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As the unofficial summer season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, Colorado state officials are reminding those who plan to spend time on the water that life jackets do what their name suggests: ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Volunteer diver Dave Oehlke, 67, doesn't suit up for calls as often as he did when he first joined North Dakota's Lakes Region Search and Rescue team as an original member in 1981, ...