The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Friday reported that a 43-year-old Texas man drowned at Lake Murray. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.

In a horrific boating accident in Lake Tahoe in June, one survivor wore a life jacket and the other was found holding onto a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard shut down nine illegal charters in Fort Lauderdale waterways over the weekend. The vessels that were stopped included a floating tiki hut, a speedboat and several larger boats ...

The eight people who died during a boat trip on Lake Tahoe last month were found without life preservers after a fierce storm upended their vessel, according to a report.

The National Transportation Safety Board released new details on Wednesday of the fatal boat capsizing that left two people ...

Cast Water Safety, a Chicago-based organization, is teaching children how to save themselves in the water through self-rescue ...

Need new life jackets? Here's an update on the Coast Guard’s new regulations for life jackets enacted this year.

A tragedy on Lake Michigan claimed the life of a Chicago hairstylist last month. Zahrie Walls was not wearing a life jacket when she fell off a boat at the Playpen and died. Now a proposed city ...

Yes, “anyone riding a personal watercraft or being towed by one” must wear an appropriate life vest, the NC Wildlife Resource ...

A common boating safety violation was not having a personal flotation device (PFD) on board a non-motorized watercraft.

A personal flotation device is required for each person on a kayak or canoe. It must be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, be the correct size for the wearer and be in serviceable condition.