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OPP Remind Boaters That Lifejackets Save Lives

Police hope all boaters and paddlers avoid having a similar outcome to last year's 23 marine fatality victims, the majority of whom were found not wearing a lifejacket.

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The Owen Sound Current
May 16, 2024
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Ahead of Safe Boating Awareness Week, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hopes all boaters and paddlers avoid having a similar outcome to last year's 23 marine fatality victims - the majority of whom were found not wearing a lifejacket. 

The number of lives that could be saved if every boater and paddler …

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