Despite the continued concern over preventable boating accidents and fatalities, Wisconsin lawmakers tried but failed in the last session to pass new laws mandating life jackets for children and cracking down on intoxicated boating.

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There are far fewer accidents involving canoes and rowboats than motorized boats, but those that are reported are far more likely to be deadly.