SUMMER BOATING KICKS IN TO
FULL GEAR THIS WEEKEND.
MINNESOTA DNR IS URGING
PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY.
MARY MCGUIRE IS LIVE AT LAKE
MINNETONKA.
Reporter: THE RAIN HAS
STOPPED, THE LIGHTNING HAS
STOPPED AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
MORNING ON LAKE MEN TONKA.
WE HAVE SEEN -- MINNETONKA.
IT WAS NOT A BEAUTIFUL SPRING
IN MINNESOTA, HOWEVER, A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO GET BACK
ON THE WATER THIS MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND.
I'M HERE WITH LEESA WITH THE
DNR.
WITH THE LATE ICEOUT,
EVERYBODY IS REALLY ANXIOUS TO
GET OUT ON THE WATER.
WITH THE GREAT WEEKEND COMING
UP, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE
WEEKEND ON THE WATER.
Reporter: SOME PEOPLE HAVE
SHORT MEMORIES.
WHAT DO THEY KNEAD TO KNOW?
CHOOSE THE ONE THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO WEAR.
THE INFLATABLE LIFE JACKETS ARE
POPULAR.
PEOPLE ARE LOVING THEM.
BOATERS ARE PUTTING THEM ON IN
THEIR BOATS.
IT'S A GREAT TIME AT THE START
OF THE SEASON TO SET THE
STANDARDS OF WHAT YOU EXPECT
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
IF YOU HAVE PASSENGERS COMING
ON, GIVE THEM A LIFE JACKET
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO WEAR.
Reporter: WHAT ABOUT KIDS?
KIDS UNDER 10 ARE REQUIRED
TO WEAR LIFE JACKETS.
IF THEY ARE DOCKED OR SWIMMING,
THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEIR
JACKETS ON.
SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE KIDS,
PUT YOUR LIFE JACKET ON, TOO.
Reporter: A NEW LAW IN
EFFECT THIS SPRING AND SUMMER,
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
SOFIA'S LAW WENT IN TO
EFFECT MAY 1st.
IT REQUIRES CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN SOME BOATS.
IF YOU HAVE AN ENCLOSED
COMPARTMENT AND A GALLY WITH A
SIC AND TOILET, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE A CARBON
MONOXIDE DETECTOR.
THAT'S A GOOD SAFETY
REMINDER FOR VIEWERS.
THERE IS SOMEONE WE ARE GOING
TO INTRODUCE IN A HALF AN HOUR.
A ZEBRA MUSCLE SNIFFING DOG.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT
BEFORE.
I GUESS IF THEY CAN SNIFF OUT
DRUGS AND OTHER THINGS, THEY
CAN SNIFF OUT MUSCLES AS WELL.
WE WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE
FRIENDLY PUP COMING UP IN 30
MINUTES.
I HASN'T HEARD OF THAT.
IT'S PRETTY CRAZY.
YOUR DRIVE IS LOOKING GREAT ON
THIS FRIDAY MORNING.
WITH THE HOT WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND, IT'S A SAFE BET OUR
LAKES WILL BE PACKED WITH
BOATERS.
THE DNR WILL BE OUT TOO BUT
SIMPLE ADVICE TO KEEP YOU SAFE
ON THE WATERS.
MARY MCGUIRE IS LIVE ON LAKE
MEN TONKA WITH MORE DISSH
MINNETONKA WITH MORE ON THAT.
Reporter: IT IS A GORGEOUS
MORNING ON LAKE MINNETONKA.
THIS IS NOT A FISH OR A FROG,
THIS IS SHELBY, SHE IS
ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE.
SHE HAS A BADGE.
SHE PERFORMS A VERY IMPORTANT
JOB OUT HERE.
I'M HERE WITH BRENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP EARLY.
EXPLAIN WHAT SHELBY DOES.
SHE CAN FIND ZEBRA MUSCLES.
WE WORK AT BOAT ACCESSES AROUND
LAKE MINNETONKA AND TRY TO
PRESTRENT SPREAD OF THEM.
THEY -- PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
THEM.
THEY MESS WITH THE CYCLE OF THE
LAKE, THEY CLEAR THE WATER UP,
THE ALGAE IS IMPORTANT TO THE
WATER.
THEIR SHELLS ARE SHARP.
PEOPLE CUT THEIR FEET.
THEY ALSO -- THEY GET STUCK ON
EVERYTHING.
WATER RELATED EQUIPMENT AND
BOATS, IT CAN BE PAINFUL TO GET
OFF OF THEM AND THEY WRECK
THEM.
LET'S SEE SHELBY IN ACTION.
WE HAVE HIDDEN A FAKE ZEBRA
MUSCLE.
NO, THEY ARE REAL.
SHE WILL GET THAT OUT AND
FIND IT.
SHE WILL SILT DOWN AND ALERT
ME AND WAIT TO BE REWARDED.
HE IS WALKING AROUND.
THEY ARE SNIFF ING FOR THE
ZEBRA MUSCLES.
SHE IS LOOKING.
SHE SAT DOWN AND FOUND OUT AND
GOT THAT FANTASTIC TOY.
GREAT JOB, SHELBY.
IT WAS HIDDEN RIGHT THERE
BEHIND THE BOAT WHEEL.
WE WILL HAVE MORE SAFETY TIPS
COMING UP FOR YOU IN JUST A
HALF AN HOUR.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SO
BRIARTY AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS.
WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
WANT TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY.
WE WANT YOU TO DO SO SAFELY,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BEHIND
THE WHEEL OF A BOAT.
I'M IMPRESSED WITH THAT DOG.
Reporter: SHE IS SMART AND
INNER JET IG.
$3 MARK IN THE COMING WEEKS.
SUMMER BOATING SEASON RAMPS
UP.
DNR IS URGING PEOPLE TO
REMEMBER SAFETY FIRST WHEN THEY
ARE OUT ON THE WATER.
MARY MCGUIRE IS LIVE AT LAKE
MINNETONKA THIS MORNING.
Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
GUYS.
IT IS A GORGEOUS MORNING ON
LAKE MINNETONKA.
IT'S HUMID AND MUGGY, NOT A
GREAT HAIR DAY BUT A PERFECT
DAY TO GET ON THE BOATS.
EXPLAIN WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE HEADING OUT IN
THEIR BOATS WHEN IT COMES TO
LIFE JACKETS.
WHAT ARE THE VARIABLE CLUES?
WITH ANY LIFE JACKET, CHECK
THE LABEL.
YOU WANT A U.S. COAST GUARD
APPROVED LIFE JACKET, THAT'S
GOING TO BE THE MAIN THING,
IT'S LEGAL TO HAVE ON THE BOAT
AND IT WILL HAVE THE SIZE AND
THE WEIGHT FOR THE LIFE JACKET
AND FOR WHO SHOULD BE WEARING
IT.
MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO RIPS AND
TARES AND THE BUCKLES WORK AND
A LIFE JACKET, SHOULDN'T GO UP
ABOVE YOUR EARS.
BUY A SIZE THAT FITS, NOT A
SIZE THEY ARE GROWING IN TO.
Reporter: SOME PEOPLE SAY
LIFE JACKETS ARE A LITTLE BIT
UNCOMFORTABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO THE HOT WEATHER WE
HAVE BEEN SEEING.
WHAT ARE OTHER OPTIONS PEOPLE
CAN LOOK FOR THE THEY DON'T
LIKE THE TRADITIONAL LIFE
JACKET.
THE INFLATABLE STYLE LIFE
JACKETS ARE POPULAR, BOATERS
ARE WEARING THEM WHICH IS GREAT
TO SEE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR
SOMEBODY PURCHASING A LIFE
JACKET OR BUYING ONE FOR
THEMSELVES IS TO BUY ONE THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO WEAR.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS TO HAVE IT ON AND BE WEARING
IT WHILE YOU ARE IN THE BOAT.
Reporter: IT'S NOT IMPORTANT
JUST FOR THE DRIVER OF THE BOAT
TO HAVE ONE.
EVERYONE IN THE BOAT NEEDS TO
HAVE A LIFE JACKET.
IT IS REQUIRED FOR ONE LIFE
JACKET PER PERSON ON THE BOAT.
WEARING THEM WOULD BE, YOU ARE
SAVING YOURSELF IN A SITUATION
THAT'S UNFORESEEN.
Reporter: LET'S DO A LITTLE
DEMONSTRATION OF THE
INFLATABLES.
IT SAYS JERK ON THIS.
I'M ASSUMING IT'S CUSTOMIZED.
IT'S LIKE A NAME PLATE FOR ME.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
THIS ONE IS COOL.
THIS IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE
PADDLING AND OUT IN KAYAKS AS
WELL.
IT'S EASY TO WEAR.
THEY ARE SMALL.
GREAT FOR THE KAYAKERS AND THE
PADDLERS.
CHECK THE LABELS, SOME OF THEM
SAY THEY HAVE TO BE WORN TO BE
A LEGAL LIFE JACKET.
Reporter: I'M GOING TO LOOK
LIKE THE MICHELIN MAN IN A
LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S REALLY COMFY.
IT KEEPS YOUR HEAD ABOVE THE
WATER.
YOU ARE ABLE TO BREATHE.
MANUALLY INFLATES.
DOES THIS HAVE A CONTAINER
FOR A COCKTAIL AS WELL?
IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS
EVERYTHING.
Reporter: IT'S NOT SO
COMFORTABLE BUT I'M SURE IT
WOULD KEEP ME SAFE IF I WOULD
FALL OFF OF THE BOAT.
I ENJOYED THAT TREMENDOUSLY,
MARY.
WE KNEAD TO TAKE TO IT THE NEXT
STEP.
YOU NEED TO JUMP IN THE WATER
AND PROVE THAT IT DOES IN FACT
MAKE YOU FLOAT.
Reporter: IT IS A GREAT
FEELING ALONG WITH THE
HUMIDITY, WET JEANS FOR THE
REST OF THE WORKDAY.
FEELS REALLY GOOD.