Risk Management Magazine

As fall approaches and the weather begins to cool, hunters nationwide are preparing for their pursuit of North America’s most popular big-game animal — the white-tailed deer. Whether it is because the white-tail can be found in almost all the lower 48 states or because it can be harvested with several different types of weapons, one thing is for sure: They cannot legally be taken year-round.

Gather 'round, folks, for a tale that'll get your heart racing faster than a Jet Ski on Lake Whitney. This story highlights a close call that had us thanking our lucky stars and learning a valuable lesson about staying sharp when out on the water.

Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing and yelling that dramatic conditioning (read: television) prepares us to look for is rarely seen in real life.