Boat and water safety is critical year round, but especially during summer as more people take to local waterways to cool down.
The Coast Guard has conducted over 1,000 water rescues in California this year, and they tell KPIX that one of the best life-saving tips is to be aware of your surroundings.
"The summertime is the height of boating season and we're seeing a lot more boats coming out for the first time since winter and they run out of gas with the engines not working," he said. "Boating accidents like what we saw last week between a recreation boat and a sailboat," he says, are common."Last year we responded to 25 drownings not wearing life jackets.""California's water is so diverse," says the California native."I'm blessed to be back here with Coast Guard search and rescue serving the people of California."
"Their training kicks in they take you ashore to get you help," Samp said."We'll always be here and we'll never go away and it's tough when people drown not wearing their life jackets.
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