D.C. Memorial Day Weekend starts the summer boating season with an anticipated 80 million boaters on the water. While only 27 percent of these boaters wear life jackets, many tragedies are preventable.
Life jackets can be the determining factor between life and death in many boating safety accidents.
Each year between 700 and 800 people die in boating-related accidents and 9 of every 10 victims were NOT wearing a life jacket. The campaign includes hundreds of local volunteers and activities in thousands of communities across America. Wear Your Life Jacket. The media are encouraged to attend this lively event. Snoopy greets 2 nd grade students from St. Agnes and St. Stephens School in Alexandria, Va., and helps them try on life jackets, demonstrating the proper fit.