Warden Wire: Paddleboarders need life jackets; 1/3 of 2012 boating deaths involved smaller crafts
Five out of 16 boating deaths this year involved small paddle-type boats; 13 victims not wearing life jackets
Conservation Warden Amie Egstad has been greeted with dropped jaws, bugged-out eyes and various reactions diplomatically classified as honest skepticism. Yet, the Bayfield-based warden whose beat includes Lake Superior is quoting the law when she tells the growing legion of enthusiastic stand-up paddleboarders they need their life jackets. “... everyone thinks I am nuts when I tell them they need to have a life jacket on their person or on the board,” Egstad says. READ MORE
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