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 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…
Setting out for a fishing trip along the beautiful scenery of the James River can be an amazing experience. But a pleasant trip can quickly turn dangerous in certain situations, as we saw recently in Newport News, Virginia (VA). Recently, two people died in a boating accident on the James River in Newport News. The…