According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s recently published annual summary of boating accidents in Arkansas, people who spent time on the water last year saw a 9 percent decrease in boating accidents and a 36 percent decrease in the number of boaters who died from boating accidents.
A total of 60 reported boating accidents occurred in 2018, resulting in an estimated $456,220 in property damage, 29 injuries requiring medical attention and seven fatalities. Seven of those six victims drowned.
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