DNR Reminds Boaters to Wear Life Jackets

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -- 8:00 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Life jackets are the best way to save your life on the water, but many people still aren’t wearing them.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, DNR warden Darren Kuhn tells WXPR in Rhinelander that every boat is required to have as many life preservers or jackets on board as passengers, but that many people simply stow them away.

He says no one is going to rush to open compartments and get out a life jacket when an emergency happens. The D N R issues around 500 citations a year for failure to have life saving devices, and most people who drown on Wisconsin lakes were not wearing a jacket.

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