The vigilance of Pasco lifeguards is credited with saving the life of a teenager who went underwater at Memorial Aquatic Park on Tuesday. A lifeguard noticed the teen appeared to be getting tired while swimming in the mid-afternoon, Pasco Deputy Chief Chris Mortensen told the Tri-City Herald. The lifeguard jumped into the water, but wasn’t […]
To the editor: Columnist Robin Abcarian notes how one L.A. County lifeguard upset by the flying of the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag has taken the culture war to the beach. From what I understand, lifeguards are there to protect lives, not condemn them. The “deeply held religious belief” argument is really nothing new. In one of […]
It was looking iffy for a while, but East Side Beach in Oconto Falls will soon be open for swimming this summer. City Administrator Peter Wills said staff should be putting in the raft and docks this week, ahead of the expected opening day of Saturday, June 8. Late last year, the city’s Common Council approved […]
Jacksonville beaches were a hotpot for Memorial Day, packed with visitors throughout the holiday weekend. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
It was a busy holiday weekend for lifeguards on Central Florida’s coast. Volusia County Beach Safety said 43 people had to be rescued from the water. Those rescues happened between Friday and Sunday. Read: Kayaker in Florida rescued 12 hours after being swept out into Gulf of Mexico Seven people were pulled from a rip […]
For Dave Benjamin, protecting beachgoers from drowning along the shores of the Great Lakes is simple: station lifeguards at any beach that charges for parking. But it’s not easy. The Great Lakes are big: five lakes, eight states and two countries. And to make matters more complicated, federal, state and local agencies all control beaches […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A family from Indiana was enjoying a beach day at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Tuesday afternoon when the large hole the two young children were digging in the sand collapsed, burying them alive, officials say. The children were identified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Wednesday as 5-year-old Sloan Mattingly and her 9-year-old brother, Maddox. […]
A family from Indiana was enjoying a beach day at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea on Tuesday afternoon when the large hole the two young children were digging in the sand collapsed, burying them alive, officials say. The children were identified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Wednesday as 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly and her 9-year-old brother, Maddox. Sloan had no […]
Lifeguards discovered a woman’s body on a beach near Los Angeles just hours after her boyfriend reported her missing, California police reported. A man told police he last saw his girlfriend near the ocean at 6:41 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, in Manhattan Beach, police said in a news release. He and his friends searched for […]
Jan. 27—City lifeguards Friday afternoon rescued four kayakers as well a group of others at the Mokuluas after they got into trouble. Just after 2 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety said lifeguards on jet ski patrol near the Mokuluas were waved down by one of the kayakers. Three were in the water roughly 100 yards offshore, […]
The weather is cold and dreary but Lower Hudson Valley parks and pools are looking ahead to summer weather and searching for lifeguards. Westchester County Parks and Rockland County town parks and recreation offices are opening applications for lifeguarding jobs during the 2024 summer season. What are the qualifications to become a lifeguard? Westchester County […]