Boat Safety Awareness Week kicks off this weekend, boaters urged to be safe

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Hope said that boating licenses gives an awareness to situations developing around you, but stresses that other factors need to be considered as well.

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“Boat safety is massively important for us. It’s unfortunate that most of the time, water based things that happen around here are recoveries as opposed to being rescues,” Hope said.

“But floating in your flamingo, even if you are going to float the river in your flamingo, just make sure you have your personal flotation devices on, a little less beer because that’s normally ensues with that is extra alcohol and lack of personal flotation devices for everyone,” he said.

Hope said people should consider is letting people know where you expect to go and when, to paddle within your abilities, never go alone and if you get to shore as soon as you can if you capsize.