According to the American Safety Council, drowning is the second leading cause of death for people ages 5-24. Many people in Maine — even those who live by the ocean, lakes and ponds — don’t know how to swim. We’ll get tips on water safety, from learning to swim to best boating practices to the dangers unique to the ocean, lakes or rivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOcSRv2Xj5s
Guests
- Jennifer Pageot, fitness and recreation center assistant director, aquatics, health and safety educator, University of Maine at Farmington
- Adam Gormely, game warden lieutenant, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Bureau of Warden Service
Resources
- Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
- Report Provides New Details Into Drowning Death of Maine Teen Who Died on Field Trip
- Parents Of Boy Who Drowned Plan Riverfront Park Safety Upgrades
- American Red Cross: Water Safety
- TeensHealth: Water Safety
- Freedom Boat Club Yarmouth Maine
- DIF&W Boating Safety Courses
- H2Outfitters