Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reporting that there were no boating-related fatalities reported over the 2012 Memorial Day holiday weekend.
During the Memorial Day holiday period from Friday, May 25th through Monday, May 28th, there were eight total reported boating accidents. Five of the accidents resulted in injuries and the other three were property damage accidents.
This marks the second consecutive Memorial Day holiday weekend that there were no boating fatalities. Last year, there were six reported accidents, two of which resulted in injuries.
There have been seven boating-related fatalities from five accidents thus far in 2012 in Tennessee. There were also seven fatalities at this time last year.
TWRA officers have worked 39 reportable boating accidents in 2012. Officers have now made 42 BUI arrests.
