Lifeguards

There are often cases where bathers enter the water where there are either no lifeguards, or the lifeguards are off-duty, and get into trouble.

Off-Duty Lifeguards Rescue 10 Swimmers From Hampton Beach Rip CurrentOff-duty lifeguards rescued nine people from rip currents at a popular New Hampshire beach Friday night.

Several current lifeguards and permanent staff members started their life guarding experience as Junior Lifeguards.

The swimming zone is clearly indicated by the lifeguards’ red and yellow flags, and there is strictly no swimming anywhere that lifeguards are not present.

Australian Pool and Ocean Lifeguard Association (APOLA) president Bruce Hopkins presented the lifeguards with Meritorious Service Awards on Wednesday.

Beachgoers and lifeguards poured buckets of water on the whale to keep it hydrated until a veterinary technician arrived.

Brad Johnson, of Skegness Lifeboat Station, said “As we reach our off-peak season our lifeguards who have patrolled the beaches all summer long are now off duty.

David then used his drone to guide lifeguards, who had gone onto the water on jetskis, to the shark.

Despite the previous town council voting for a dollar-an-hour pay raise for lifeguards, the current council has opted not to move forward with the salary increase.

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East Hampton lifeguards have begun using drones as their new eye in the sky to help rescue swimmers in distress and spot hazards that may emerge in the Atlantic Ocean.

Footage posted online appeared to show CPR being given to at least one person after lifeguards rushed into the water at about 4.30pm.

He was unconscious and not breathing when lifeguards got him to shore, officials said.

Imperial Beach has hired an industry-leading coaching company to staff the new Mar Vista High School swimming pool with lifeguards.

In 2017, as more people visited the lake to go swimming, city council members discussed bringing back lifeguards.

It became a focal point for neighborhood charity events, raising money for nearby Gale Elementary, cancer research, local lifeguards.

Jenerette said it would be helpful for pool visitors to understand that lifeguards enforcing rules are not being mean.

Large waves are pounding Southern California's shores on Thursday and lifeguards are staying busy keeping people safe from the dangerous conditions.

Lifeguards also have been given instructions in steps that can be used to deescalate a situation.

Lifeguards at Maitland Aquatic Centre on January 26. Picture by Simone De Peak.