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Posted: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 8:00PM

Extra Enforcement Of Alcohol Laws On The Water This Weekend



Recreational boating fatalities last year reached their highest level since 1998, and police say that's partly because of drunken boating. So, agencies across the country are holding another Operation Dry Water this weekend to enforce alcohol laws. Sergeant Chad Jahr, with the Van Buren County Sheriffs Department Marine Division, says that extra patrols will be out all over the area:

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So, boaters be prepared, since there are a lot of law enforcement agencies taking part in operation Dry Water:

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Operation Dry Water is a joint program of the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, the US Coast Guard, and the Michigan DNR. For more information, go to OperationDryWater.org .



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