MARK TWAIN LAKE — With Memorial Day approaching The Corps Foundation announced that Progressive Insurance, the leading provider of boat insurance, is providing significant support of life jackets to help reduce preventable drownings at Mark Twain Lake, Clarence Cannon Dam and other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) lakes and river projects across the country.
The program includes more than 5,450 life jackets for adults at USACE life jacket loaner stations. The life jackets are being obtained and distributed to USACE locations that have experienced the most water-related public recreation fatalities.
Visitors are invited to used the life jackets at no cost and return them at the end of the day. They will be located at USACE-managed facilities where they are accessible to boaters who may not be properly equipped.
According to USACE public recreation fatality statistics from the past 10 years, 86 percent were 18 and older, 88 percent were male and 89 percent were not wearing a life jacket.
“We are grateful for Progressive’s generous support of this initiative,” said Greg Miller, chairperson of The Corps Foundation. “Their commitment to enhancing boater safety is invaluable as we work together to help protect visitors at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes and river projects across the country.”
Clinton Mora is a reporter for Trending Insurance News. He has previously worked for the Forbes. As a contributor to Trending Insurance News, Clinton covers emerging a wide range of property and casualty insurance related stories.