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Spending time on the water is a great way to beat the summer heat, but these activities have led to injuries and fatalities in Montana this summer.
Summertime in Montana is water recreation time for many, whether it’s driving a boat or paddling a craft, people take to the water this time of year. Sadly, some of them are injured or die because they didn’t follow simple safety procedures.
“Unfortunately, this year here in Montana there have been several human fatalities in connection with water recreation. Some of those are boating accidents, some them have taken place on rivers, or with non-motorized watercraft, its been kind of a mix,” Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Morgan Jacobsen said. “But one of the common problems that are involved with this are people just not wearing life jackets when they needed one.”
Jacobsen says the coloration between the type of craft you use to hit the water and injury or death is pretty clear.
“About 75% of human fatalities happen on something like a canoe, a kayak or a paddleboard because there’s a pretty good risk of you winding up in the water that way,” Jacobsen said. “That being said the majority of injuries happen with motorized watercraft.”
Jacobsen also notes that most, if not all, fatalities and injuries on Montana’s waterways are preventable by just following a couple simple tips.
“A couple of things that people can do to protect themselves are wear a lifejacket, you can take advantage of life jacket loaner equipment like this one. The other thing is not boating under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol and water recreation do not mix very well when it comes to human safety.”
The rules are simple: each watercraft must have an approved life jacket for every person aboard, and those 11 years old and younger, must wear a lifejacket at all times.
Search-and-rescue crews continued to comb the verdant hills, mountains and valleys of Glacier National Park on Wednesday for an experienced climber reported missing Sunday.
The missing man was identified as Grant Marcuccio, 32, from the small city of Whitefish, Montana, less than 30 miles west of the park, the National Park Service said in a statement Wednesday.
He left his hiking group while it was traveling on foot from Heavens Peak to McPartland Peak — both are higher than 8,000 feet — and he did not appear at a rendezvous spot, it said.
He had planned to summit both peaks, the park service said.
“He was last seen heading toward McPartland,” the National Park Service said.
Marcuccio was reported missing Sunday night, it said.
It was not clear what could have taken Marcuccio off course. National Weather Service data shows Glacier National Park enjoying a temperature range from lows in the low 50s to highs in the 80s, with light winds and a trace of precipitation measured at times since Sunday.
The search has included park rangers, other search-and-rescue crews, overflights by private search-and-rescue contractor Two Bear Air Rescue and a U.S. Forest Service helicopter crew, the park service said.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
HELENA — Mosquitoes are the bane of many camping trips and outdoor BBQs. With the West Nile Virus now detected in mosquitoes here in Montana, there’s even more reason to protect yourself and your loved ones from these pesky creatures.
West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in 4 counties in Montana. The virus was found in 6 pools in Blaine, Dawson, Prairie, and Wibaux counties.
“Those pools have been tested as positive, not a human case or an equine case,” says Jill Allen, who works in Boulder District 1 in Jefferson County as a Mosquito Coordinator.
She’s noticed the mosquito population decreased this season in comparison to previous years. She attributes this to late freezes, low snowpack, and hot, dry temperatures in July.
“We haven’t had nearly the amount of volume of mosquitoes as we have had in past years,” says Allen.
Allen says that while she tackles mosquito mitigation on public and private lands, it’s essential to do your part to help decrease hatching pools through the summer and early fall. Mosquitoes can persist as late as October.
“Any type of a container or area in their yard that can allow water to pool, as well as any tall vegetation in the evening or in the daytime hours, that’s where the mosquitoes will hunker down for the daytime hours in the heat,” says Allen.
West Nile Virus can be fatal in some, so using repellent with DEET is essential when you’re headed outside. Allen also says that mosquitoes are attracted to dark-colored clothes.
Nina Heinzinger, Licensed Establishment Program Supervisor with Lewis and Clark Public Health, says it can be helpful to abide by the 4 D’s when dealing with mosquitoes. These include avoiding or taking precautions at dawn and dusk, using DEET, dressing appropriately by wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and draining standing water.
“If you can avoid getting bit by a mosquito, you can avoid getting West Nile Virus along with other diseases that may be carried by mosquitoes,” says Heinzinger.
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