Water / Boating Safety Start Date: Immediately End Date: September 30, 2016 Contact: Tim Spice 512-389-8141 Water / Boating Safety Play it safe on the water this summer. * Wear a life jacket. 70 percent of persons who died in a boating accident would be alive today, if they had worn a life jacket; * Use the "kill switch" to stop the engine if you fall overboard; * Learn how to swim, and * Take a Boater Education course from Texas Parks and Wildlife: It could save your life. This water safety message brought to you by Texas Parks and Wildlife.