cold water safety

After a dangerous weekend on Connecticut waters, experts are urging people to use caution. NBC Connecticut visited Survival Systems USA in Groton. Every year hundreds go to the facility for survival training. “We teach people how to deal in stressful situations,” explained Keith Wille, development manager for Survival Systems. The team of survival instructors shared safety tips. They stressed the…

Experts say you don’t want to go in the water when it’s this cold, as your body will involuntarily react, causing some to gasp. Another key tip: always have a life vest.

Officials said a 33-year-old man died after his kayak capsized on Lake Quonnipaug in Guilford. It’s the second death in the water this weekend, and the fifth in the last two months.

With record-breaking temperatures expected this weekend across the state, The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is urging everyone to prioritize water safety, with a reminder that there will be no lifeguards on duty this early in the season. According to DEEP, although the state will be experiencing high temperatures, the water in the Long Island Sound and inland…

It has been a deadly and dangerous time on the water in the state in the past few days. Three people have died and there were two rescue operations on Sunday. An all-out search began after reports of an overturned kayak on the Connecticut River near Old Saybrook on Sunday. “Conditions are not favorable. The current is really strong today,…

Just because it may be warm outside, that doesn’t mean that the water along our coast it, leading to very serious safety concerns