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April 21, 2023Des Moines, Iowa |  By: Jeremy Werner

Iowa DNR encourages boat safety training

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DES MOINES, Iowa - It may not feel like boating season yet, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, along with boating safety advocates nationwide, are urging boaters to enroll in a boating education course this spring.

Traditional and online courses are available. The Iowa D-N-R has boater education information online at iowadnr.gov.

Last year, there were 28 reported boating incidents on Iowa waters: seven of those were personal injury; 17 involved property damage, and four resulted in fatalities. Of the four fatalities, one involved alcohol as a contributing factor.