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FROM/DE: OPP Marine Program DATE: July 31, 2014
OPP RELEASES NEW PSAs ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF WEARING LIFEJACKETS Boating Deaths on the Rise, Lack of Lifejacket Use Almost Always a Factor (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released a series of Public Service Announcements (PSA) in an effort to raise awareness about the important role lifejackets and personal floatation devices (PFD) play in saving lives in boating incidents. The majority of boating fatality victims recovered in OPP marine investigations this season would have likely survived had they been wearing a lifejacket or PFD. The PSAs reflect the OPP’s latest efforts to reach out to boaters and get them to wear this important life-saving equipment rather than just having it nearby as many boaters do when tragedy strikes. Three new, original PSA videos in varying lengths are now available on YouTube for the general public to view (as well as linked below in high resolution for professional use). Audio-only spots are also available for interested radio stations at the links below. The OPP strongly encourages News Editors and boating safety agencies to broadcast/distribute the PSAs to help the OPP raise awareness about lifejacket and PFD use, in a joint effort to save lives on Ontario waterways. Feel free to also use them on web sites and tweet about them. VIDEO: http://www.opp.ca/media/pfd/PSA_WaterSafety_15secs.mp4 http://www.opp.ca/media/pfd/PSA_WaterSafety_30secs.mp4 http://www.opp.ca/media/pfd/PSA_WaterSafety_1min20sec.mp4 AUDIO: http://www.opp.ca/media/pfd/PSA_WaterSafety_30secs.wav http://www.opp.ca/media/pfd/PSA_WaterSafety_15secs.wav -30- Contacts by OPP Region: Highway Safety Division: Sergeant Kerry Schmidt Phone: (416) 460-4701 Central Region: Sergeant Peter Leon Phone: (705) 330-3738 East Region: Sgt. Kristine Rae Phone: (613) 285-2750 Northwest Region: Sergeant Shelley Garr Phone: (807) 473-2734 North East Region: Sergeant Carolle Dionne Phone: (705) 845-2738 West Region: A/Sergeant Chrystal Jones Phone: (519) 652-4156 |
