The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Red Rock is reminding everyone to play it safe this weekend when enjoying the lake during the Memorial Day holiday.

Park Ranger Tracy Spry says drowning is the Nation’s second leading cause of accidental death, yet it is possible just by wearing a life jacket these drowning deaths can be reduced.

“Statistics show that 90 percent of those who drown at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes and rivers may have survived if they had worn a life jacket,” Spry says.

Spry says swimming in open water is more difficult than in a controlled environment, and a life jacket can help protect against changing conditions. She says to always pay extra attention to kids, as it only takes 20 seconds for a child to drown.