More Minnesota Jet Ski users are lacking an important skill: knowledge
With citations and warnings up, some conservation officers are frustrated by those too close to shore or blowing through quiet time.
Risks are inherent in any activity outdoors, motorized or otherwise. More so when people are doing things without all the skills — such as know-how and awareness.
Conservation officers in the Department of Natural Resources who spend some of their warm weather days patrolling state waters say those two skills are increasingly lacking among personal watercraft (PWC) operators and owners they encounter…