Texas Game Wardens See Decline in Fatalities, Rise in Boating Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state reported a decline in water-related fatalities but noticed an increase in boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend.

Wardens patrolling Aug. 31-Sept. 2 reported nine boating accidents -- several of which involved personal watercrafts -- one boating-related fatality and one open-water drowning. They also a…