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Article: PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY TOP PRIORITY FOR S. C. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 14, 2006
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The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources issued the following press release:
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources boating law enforcement officers are aggressively enforcing the negligent or reckless operation of personal watercraft. This aggressive enforcement of irresponsible operation is an effort to curtail the number of accidents and ensure a safer boating environment. So far this year, one person has died and 12 have been injured in personal watercraft accidents on state waters. Twenty-three people were injured in personal watercraft accidents in 2005. In 2004, there was one personal watercraft fatality and 18 personal injuries. To report dangerous and unsafe ...