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700 old life jackets replaced during life AZGFD jacket exchange events in 2017
More than 700 old life jackets were replaced with new ones during life jacket exchange events held throughout Arizona this year. The events aim to ensure everyone has a fully functioning life jacket in the appropriate size
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Life Jacket Exchange Program Announced
Life jacket exchange events taking place Saturday, July 8 Bring your old, worn and less-effective life jackets and exchange them for a new one
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Public swaps 300 old life jackets for new under AZGFD Life Jacket Exchange program
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) swapped more than 300 old and tattered life jackets with new ones during life jacket exchange events at area lakes this summer.
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Life Jacket Exchange events Saturday and Sunday at Canyon Lake, Saguaro Lake and Lake Pleasant
The Arizona Game and Fish Department will hold multiple life jacket exchange events this weekend to help prepare boaters for a day on the water at Lake Pleasant, Saguaro and Canyon Lakes.
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Wear a Life Jacket – Your Life Could Depend on it
Since boating season started to ramp up in April, 11 boaters have died from drowning across the state. None of the victims were wearing a life jacket.
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BoatUS Offers Map of Life Jacket Loaner Sites
If you need to borrow a kid's life jacket for the day or weekend, chances are there is one near you at one of the over 1,500 life jacket loaner sites across the country at BoatUS.org/loanermap.
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Life Jacket Research from North American Safe Boating Campaign
A 2015 survey of recreational boaters found the North American Safe Boating Campaign continues to have a positive impact on boater behavior. The yearlong campaign promotes safe and responsible boating and the value of voluntary life jacket wear by recreational boaters through the national theme, Wear It!
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Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day on Friday, May 20
The Arizona Game and Fish Department, together with boating professionals and enthusiasts nationwide, will demonstrate the importance of remaining safe on the water by participating in Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day, Friday, May 20.
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Hodgman Aesis Sonic WadeLite Jacket Now Available
An angler needs to be comfortable while on the water in order to maintain focus. In order to do so, anglers can now purchase the Hodgman® Aesis™ Sonic WadeLite jacket. These jackets are keen on features that give anglers staying power in any situation.
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Public Swaps 800 Life Jackets under Arizona Exchange Program
The program began with one exchange event during National Safe Boating Week at Lake Havasu City. Today the department swaps life jackets during multiple events at Lake Pleasant, Lake Havasu, Saguaro Lake and Canyon Lake throughout the year.
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Arizona Debuts Life Jacket Loaner Stations on Lakes Havasu, Mohave
LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Arizona Game and Fish Department is working to save lives on Arizona's waterways by helping to prevent drownings at Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu with the installation of new Life Jacket Loaner Stations.
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Simms Unveils Weather-Stopping ProDry Jacket & Bib
Simms is well known in the fishing world for protecting anglers in the harshest conditions. Now, the company proudly introduces the next generation of its award-winning ProDry™ GORE-TEX® Jacket & Bib.
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Boating Deaths Second Lowest on Record for 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. – 610 people died in recreational boating accidents in 2014, according to data released today by the U.S. Coast Guard. This marks the second lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on record. The lowest number of yearly boating fatalities was 560 in 2013. The greatest number of boating deaths was recorded in 1973 when there were 1,754 fatalities. "There are three basic things a boater can do to be safer on the water," said Eleanor Mariani, president of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
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