The Heat Escape Lessening Posture was designed for use with a Personal Flotation Device. It included a parachute and flotation device. Another survivor escaped the conning tower and used his pants as a flotation device. However, during the encounter, Kate lost the bodyboard she was using as a flotation device. The trailer, in the water, was supported by an inflatable flotation device. The "rescue buoy" is a hollow plastic rescue flotation device. It also provides an additional flotation device in case of fatigue. The user controls a jet-propelled flotation device. Midget Mac nearly drowned after his flotation device popped and Buddha saved him. In the event of a water landing the airbag acts as a flotation device. The device resembles a round emergency personal flotation device with a leg harness attached. Some attractions require a personal flotation device (PFD; "lifejacket"). According to another version, she made a flotation device from gourds. American steward Carol Prior gave her his flotation device, thereby saving her life.