Water Sports
Paddleboarders urged to wear to wear PFDs Falling into cold water can pose hazards to riders
As stand-up paddleboards become more and more popular, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds paddlers to wear personal floatation devices (PFDs) when using this watercraft. Over the last several years at Colorado’ state parks, more and more people have been falling off their boards and some have drowned. In all those cases people were not wearing PFDs. “So many people see paddle boards as low risk; but if you fall off your board into cold water you can get into trouble very quickly,” said Kirstin Copeland, manager at Ridgway State Park. On rivers or reservoirs, if a paddleboarder falls off there is no See PADDLEBOARDERS, pg. 12 Paddleboarders are urged to wear PFDs when they are on the water.
Ken Papaleo / Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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