Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Traditional Start to Tennessee’s Summer Boating Season
May 21, 2020
Nashville, TN – The 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend is upon us and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner.
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year, there were no boating-related fatalities during the holiday weekend for the fifth consecutive year.
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TWRA releases 2017 Memorial Holiday Weekend Boating Report
June 1, 2017
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reporting that there were no boating-related fatalities over the 2017 Memorial Day holiday weekend.
It marks the third consecutive year without a boating fatality over the weekend. There have been seven boating-related fatalities so far in 2017.
During the period from May 26th-29th, 2017 there was one injury accident and five property damage incidents.
Boating accidents caused $39 million in damages in 2014
