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The sheriff's office said two of the three were able to swim to a dock, but the third person, identified only as a male, did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket.
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The sheriff’s office said that person was not wearing a life jacket despite not knowing how to swim and disappeared under the water following the crash.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
People hurl wooden crates overboard, tumble off rafts, and frantically don life jackets—sometimes all at once.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Fire Chief Steve Gollan added that people should wear life jackets on boats, never swim alone, abstain from drinking before and during water activities, and avoid diving headfirst from charter boats due to the presence of shallow waters.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The sheriff’s office said that person was not wearing a life jacket despite not knowing how to swim and disappeared under the water following the crash.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
People hurl wooden crates overboard, tumble off rafts, and frantically don life jackets—sometimes all at once.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Fire Chief Steve Gollan added that people should wear life jackets on boats, never swim alone, abstain from drinking before and during water activities, and avoid diving headfirst from charter boats due to the presence of shallow waters.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Life jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20jacket. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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