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May 8, 2008 10:21 am US/Eastern

Miami Dade: Deadliest Place In U.S. For Boaters

Florida Topped List As Deadliest State For Boaters

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TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ― Once again Florida leads the nation in deadly boating accidents with Miami Dade being the deadliest municipality in the state for boaters.

Last year, 77 people were killed in boating accidents in the Sunshine State according to recently released statistics by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; 13 of those deaths were in Miami Dade.

This is the 16th time in the last two decades that Florida has led the nation as the deadliest state for boaters.

In an effort to reduce the number of fatalities each year, the FWC has approved a plan to phase in mandatory boater education requirements over the next 11 years. The FWC statistics show that in 85 percent of all the deadly boating accidents in 2007, the boat's operator had no formal safety training.

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