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Making a push for water safety
Boats, watercraft will be patrolling during Memorial Day weekend
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Eric Isom, ranger first class for Georgia Department of Natural Resources, navigates a boat around Lake Lanier during the Summer of Safety media day at Laurel Park on Thurday, May 21, 2015. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Before Memorial Day, Col. Eddie Henderson of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources counted 10 boating-related fatalities, almost matching last year’s grand total of 12. “We’re already way ahead of the game, and the boating season has not even kicked off yet,” he said. A dozen boats and watercrafts will be out patrolling this weekend, said DNR Ranger First Class Eric Isom at the “Summer of Safety” kickoff Thursday.