“From November first through the end of April, everybody is required to wear a life jacket when on a watercraft 16 foot or smaller. That’s everything from paddleboards, kayaks, canoes.”

“Cold water is nothing to mess with.  If you fall in this time of year with your life jacket on, you will stay above water, and you’ll stay breathing. But if you don’t have your life jacket on, there’s a good chance that you’ll succumb to hypothermia, you’ll be gasping for air, and there’s a better chance that you’ll drown.”

“There’s a lot of excuses when it comes to not wearing life jackets, whether they’re not fashionable, they don’t’ fit you well, there’s a lot of excuses out there.  But, if you take the time to go out, and find a life jacket that fits you well and suits you, it will be comfortable, and you will enjoy wearing it out on the water.”

“Unfortunately, every year in Pennsylvania, there are people that do lose their life in boating accidents or situations.  Statistically speaking, eight out of ten of those circumstances, those individuals are not wearing their life jackets.”