It takes a tinnie tragedy to learn a lifejacket lesson

4:56 AM Sat 25 Jun 2011 GMT

'Stormy Inflatable Life Jacket doing what they do best' Michele Ferguson Click Here to view large photo

Tinnies have the highest fatality rate, with most accidents occurring on waters you would hardly rate as hostile. It sometimes takes a shocking death to highlight the importance of lifejackets. Boat owners and buyers must take note before the boating authorities are forced to crack down further. It was with gut-wrenching dismay that I read news reports this week about the body of a teenage girl being found after a tinnie tragedy on Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle NSW. As someone employed in the business of pleasure, and the father of similar-aged children, it struck doubly hard. How the girl's family ...

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It takes a tinnie tragedy to learn a lifejacket lesson

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