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Wear a life jacket while boating, regardless of swimming skill.—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026 Our predicament was worsened by the motor-laden, vertically floating canoe that offered little support and would not be blown or pushed ashore, and by the loss of untethered life cushions and the lack of life jackets.—Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla The GSF claims CCTV footage from the early hours of Thursday morning shows one of the boat seizures, and activists can be seen in life jackets with their hands on their heads.—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Wear a life jacket when swimming in or paddling on the water.—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life jacket