Life preserver

A life preserver comprising:

• an inflatable main body portion comprising a front layer of material having a front layer outer periphery, and a rear layer of material having a rear layer outer periphery, wherein the front layer of material and the rear layer of material are connected around the front layer outer periphery and the rear layer outer periphery, and wherein each of the front layer of material and the rear layer of material has an aperture;
• first and second inflatable lobes extending from the main body portion, a first set of the first and second inflatable lobes that occupy the position on a left and a right hand side of a front of the wearer's torso when in use and a second set of the first and second inflatable lobes that occupy the position on a left and a right hand side of a back of the wearer's torso when in use;
• wherein the main body portion further comprises an additional layer of material that is connected to the front and rear layers of material around the apertures to form a surface that, upon inflation of the main body portion, encircles a wearer's neck,
• wherein the additional layer of material is formed from two joined sheets of material that are configured to lie within and substantially parallel to the corresponding front and rear layers of material prior to inflation of the main body portion.