Officers With The Virginia Department Of Wildlife Resources Are Joining A Nationwide Effort For “Operation Dry Water” This Holiday Weekend. Over 41-Hundred Boating Accidents Occurred In The U.S. Last Year. 618 Resulted In A Fatality. Most Boating Fatality Victims Were Not Wearing A Life Jacket. VDWR Is Encouraging People To Actually Wear Them. Let’s Make This A Safe 4th Of July Weekend.