Ploota is a compact flotation device with automatic sensors that can detect potentially life-threatening situations while in the water. Unlike life-jackets, which are worn to float and wade in the ...

Boating is a popular form of recreation in the United States. Unfortunately, many people drown due to boating-related accidents each year. Since many such drowning deaths are preventable through the ...

Location: The products were sold by Palli Paddle in Canada. UL Solutions tests and certifies personal flotation devices to regulatory requirements and standards in the U.S., Canada and Europe. To meet ...

A metro area swim instructor is warning the parents of young children to ensure they can swim before taking them to the pool or beach this summer. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with Gina Torjak, a ...

While most people wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when boating, such is typically not the case when they're swimming in open water. A new prototype wristband is designed for such scenarios, as ...

In an effort to save people from drowning at New York City beaches, city police say they plan on deploying drones that can throw down flotation devices, The City reports — but questions abound about ...

A young girl who was struggling in the water at a beach in Pensacola was saved after a drone carried and dropped a floatation device. Cellphone video captured by Robert Nay showed the unique air ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the personal flotation devices market and it is poised to grow by USD 1.63 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 5% during ...

BE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. SOME SCHOOL SPRING BREAKS HAVE ALREADY STARTED LAUNCHING THE BUSY TIME AT OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES. A BREVARD COUNTY MAN LOOKING TO MAKE THEM SAFER FOR ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Nexstar) — Family of Spc. Bishop E. Evans described him as the type of person who would help anyone, so much so that he died trying to save two drowning immigrants while deployed at the ...

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Christopher A. Hutchinson, 30, of Cushing, Maine was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to four years in prison and three ...