Minnesota Statutes 86B.501: This specific section focuses on personal flotation and lifesaving devices. Minnesota Rules Chapter 6110.1200: This rule outlines details about acceptable PFDs and their ...

Eight people died and two were saved after a boat overturned during a sudden and destructive storm over Lake Tahoe on Saturday.

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.

A man is dead after crashing a snowmobile into a tree early Sunday morning in Mason, authorities said.

In swimming pools, flotation devices can do more harm than good. They can create a false sense of security and teach children to maintain a "drowning" posture in the water.

The lifejacket reminder comes after officers with the Essex County OPP marine unit charged a paddleboarder with being out on the Detroit River in LaSalle without a personal flotation device.

That’s when Smith had an idea to use his drone to deliver a flotation device to the girl so she could hold on until help arrived. Smith used his drone to deliver a flotation device to the girl.

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.

A Pensacola Beach swimmer was swept away in a rip current on May 15, but an angler was able to use his drone to drop a flotation device.