The U.S. Coast Guard reported that nearly 660 people throughout the United States were killed in recreational boating accidents in 2021 while thousands more were injured. Surprisingly, about 76% of all deadly boating accidents took place on crafts where the person operating the boat had undergone absolutely no boat safety training. How do boating accidents…
A tragic July 4th weekend boating accident killed a 17-year-old Henrico, VA teen. According to news media accounts and a statement from the Toronto Blue Jays, the victim was the daughter of the team’s first-base coach, Mark Budzinski. Details released by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources say the teen was killed after falling off…
The body of a Hopewell, VA resident was found by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources after a boating accident in Chesterfield County. According to information released by the agency, on Friday, August 6, at approximately 11 a.m., the 78-year-old man had been fishing with a friend downriver from the Dutch Gap boat ramp with…
A 9-year-old girl and 35-year-old woman were killed yesterday when the recreational boat they were in capsized at Croaker Landing at the York River State Park in James City County, VA. The two victims were on the 20-foot boat with four other people. Two of the other passengers were transported to Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical…
A crash between a boat and a personal watercraft on Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake left a 17-year-old girl from North Carolina dead and the 19-year-old operating the PWC seriously injured. The deadly collision on the water in Pittsylvania County occurred shortly before 8 pm on July 3, 2016. The 21-foot speed boat and the PWC…