May is National Water Safety Month and this week the Seattle Fire Department would like to encourage community members to wear a life jacket when out on the water. Most drownings are preventable. Even a strong swimmer can become overwhelmed by the cold waters in our area and lose the ability to swim to safety. According to Seattle-King County Public Health, 29 people in King County died from drowning in 2021. Most of those deaths could have been prevented with a life jacket.
It’s important to always wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket when kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, tubing, rafting, swimming or other activities in or on lakes, rivers, salt water, or pools without a lifeguard. Life jacket information for children and teens.
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