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Harbor master warns most boating deaths involve people without life jackets
Summary
Harbor Master Chad Hunter told the Plymouth Board of Health May 20 that 76% of local fatalities are drownings and that 87% of those who died were not wearing personal flotation devices.
Harbor Master Chad Hunter briefed the board on boat and water safety during the May 20 meeting, stressing the importance of personal flotation devices (PFDs).
Hunter reported that 76% of fatalities in the reviewed incidents were due to drownings and that 87% of those who died were not wearing PFDs. He also reviewed injury and financial‑damage statistics and urged attention to PFD use as an effective prevention measure.
Board members heard the presentation as part of the agenda; the minutes record the statistics and the Harbor Master’s emphasis on PFDs but do not detail new local enforcement or funding measures following the briefing.
