Boating BC head warns against false sense of security in wake of deadly crash
VANCOUVER — The executive director of Boating BC is warning against a false sense of security on the water compared to a busy road, and that aquatic crashes can happen in an instant if safety isn’t a top priority.
The advocacy association’s Bruce Hayne says deadly crashes like the one that claimed the life of a child in the waters off Cates Park in North Vancouver on Saturday are infrequent, but are “absolutely horrific when they do occur.”
North Vancouver RCMP said an 11-year-old died and another child was in critical condition after the inflatable inner tube they were riding was struck by a speed boat.
Hayne says the association does safety campaigns every year as boating season begins around the May long weekend, encouraging safe speeds, life-jacket use and sober operating.
