The fire department credited the kayaker with wearing a personal flotation device and commended a nearby bystander for ...

A PFD, or Personal Flotation Device (aka life jacket), is the single-most important piece of safety equipment you can have when something goes wrong on the water. Unlike when driving your car, having ...

An LDWF release states that John A. Rashall was not wearing a personal flotation device when his body was recovered.

Larimer County Department of Natural Resources boat ramps at county reservoirs have begun to open for the season.

"I wanted to create a way to quickly and effectively retrieve a person who may be struggling to stay afloat in any body of water," said an inventor, from Wilmington, N.C., "so I invented the LIFE ...

Among the most effective tools for enhancing pool safety are alarms, covers, and floatation devices. William Gunzburg , owner of Kingfish Pools Inc. in Metairie, Louisiana, emphasizes the ...

Milford fire officials say crews rescued a kayaker in distress off Walnut Beach in Long Island Sound on Monday.

The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to launch a flotation device into any body of water where an individual is in distress. In doing so, it allows responders to safely pull the ...

A man struggling to stay above water in chilly Lake Quinsigamond was pulled to safety after police officers on the Route 9 bridge tossed him a flotation device. The Thursday morning rescue ...