If You Are Hitting the Lake This Memorial Day Weekend, Wear a Life Jacket

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to be safe and wear a life jacket when hitting the lakes this holiday weekend.

90% of boating-related drownings happen because the victim was not wearing life jacket and the majority are men

The following are life jacket requirements in Minnesota:

• State law requires children under 10 years old to wear a life jacket while a boat is underway.
• A readily accessible and wearable life jacket is required for each person onboard a boat, this includes canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and waterfowl boats.
• One Type IV throwable is required on boats 16 feet or longer (except canoes and kayaks) and must be immediately available.
• Personal watercraft operators and passengers must each wear a life jacket.