Georgia Water Safety: Drownings On The Rise; Boating Accidents Down

Columbus Ledger Enquirer -- News, Ledger-Enquirer
Tue, 09/02/2014 - 6:13pm

ATLANTA -- Tougher laws have led to a decline in boating accidents and incident-related fatalities for a second straight year, but not all the numbers are promising.Click to Continue »

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