July 31, 2024
LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday. The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish. The Louisiana Department …
May 20, 2016
A report shows the number of boating accidents in Florida sharply increased in 2015 over 2014, despite there being a 25 percent decrease in fatalities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says in a statement Wednesday that the 2015 …
January 7, 2016
Minnesota closed out 2015 with its highest level of boating fatalities in a decade. Minnesota had 18 boating-related deaths last year, preliminary figures from the Department of Natural Resources show. That’s the most since 23 people died in 2005 and …
February 20, 2014
State wildlife officials report a record low of 13 boating fatalities for Louisiana in 2013. The previous low for boating fatalities was 19 in 1992 with a high of 79 in 1974 – the first year boating incident statistics were …