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Article: COAST GUARD ISSUES WARNING OF COLD WATER DANGERS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, 1st District office, issued the following press release:
The Coast Guard continues to warn spring boaters, paddlers, sailors and fishermen on the inland and coastal waters of the Northeast's First Coast Guard District about the danger of cold water and sudden cold water immersion.
"To date this year, we've lost 14 boaters and paddlers on the waters of the Northeast," reported Al Johnson, recreational boating specialist for the Northeast's First Coast Guard District. "Regrettably, the demise of all can be directly attributed to the debilitating effects of cold water. Be prepared for ...