The video "Never Happens" is dedicated to the families who lost loved ones in a water-related accident. Lives were lost and lives were changed forever. The young people in this video courageously tell their own stories. Young people believe it will never happen to them and the goal of this video is to change that behavior.
Wear a life jacket.
70% of persons who died in a boating accident would be alive today, if they had worn a life jacket.
Use the ignition safety switch
A device commonly called a "kill switch" that stops the engine if you fall overboard.
Learn how to swim.
Formal swimming lessons can help protect from drowning if you fall from a boat.
Take Boater Education
Participate in the course from Texas Parks and Wildlife: It could save your life. Home video and on-line options are available.
Parents whose teens were involved in boating or swimming-related accidents bravely share their stories in an effort to prevent future tragedies.
