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     David Sheriff Board Administrator Username: David Post Number: 161 Registered: 10-2002 |
68 people died in Florida boating accidents last year [2004], according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as reported in "Trade Only Today," April 4, 2005. An especially interesting excerpt from that article: "The FWC data indicates that inexperience is not a major factor in boating accidents. The typical victim is not a child or adolescent, the agency said, but a 22- to 50-year-old male with many hours at the helm. “If he did not survive the accident, most likely he drowned, because he thought it uncomfortable, unbecoming or unnecessary to wear a life jacket — even if he couldn’t swim,” the report said. Drowning was the leading cause of death, claiming 65 percent of the victims." |
