The United States Army Corps of Engineers is emphasizing water safety on Lake Cumberland and other area lakes as Labor Day weekend arrives.
Officials with the Nashville District say there have been 12 water-related fatalities on lakes in the Nashville District since March, which includes Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake, among other lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee.
That number across the district is down, according to officials, but there have been multiple water-related fatalities on Lake Cumberland this summer, so officials are reminding those on the water to utilize caution.
That includes wearing a life jacket while on the water. Officials say nearly all of the 12 deaths involved people not wearing a life jacket.
Officials with the Corps of Engineers also advise boaters to wear an engine cutoff device for situations where they may be thrown from the boat, and avoid alcohol while on the water.
