Complete List of Incident Facts

Data available to members is broken down into 18 geographic categories and 31 incident facts. Here are the incident facts on which we have data:

Type of incident

• Type of incident
• Causes contributing to death

Who the victims are

• Age of victim
• Gender of victim
• Where the victim lived

Activities involved

• Type of activity
• Purpose of activity
• Specific recreational activities

When incident occurred

• Date of incident by month
• Date of incident by day of week
• Time of day of incident

Where incident occurred

• Aquatic location/setting
• Province/territory where incident occurred
• Local district where incident occurred
• Specific body of water where incident occurred

Boating incident details & risk factors

• Type of vessel
• Number of occupants
• Victim role
• Boat operator accreditation
• PFD/lifejacket involvement
• Water/weather conditions

In-water incident details & risk factors

• Organized area or not
• Water/weather conditions
• Lifeguard on duty or not
• Safety equipment used or not and type
• Rescue attempted or not and by whom
• Rescue successful or not

Other risk factors

• Alcohol involvement
• Ice involvement
• Light conditions
• Victim's swimming ability
• Victim alone or not