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Lifeguards

East Hampton, NY
Weather
Here's How, When Hurricane Ernesto Will Affect Northeast Here's How, When Hurricane Ernesto Will Affect Northeast
Here's How, When Hurricane Ernesto Will Affect Northeast Hurricane Ernesto, now located south of Bermuda, will create dangerous rip currents and rough surf along the East Coast and bring downpours to parts of the Northeast even though its path is projected to be hundreds of miles from the US coast. "Seas and surf will build along the East Coast from south to north into this weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, which notes that "swimmers are strongly urged to only swim under the watchful eye of lifeguards and obey local restrictions due to weather and surf conditions." After a mainly sunny day on Friday, Aug. 16, with a high in the mi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Non-Verbal Autistic Child Rescued From Lake By Police, Lifeguard In Maryland Non-Verbal Autistic Child Rescued From Lake By Police, Lifeguard In Maryland
Non-Verbal Autistic Child Rescued From Lake By Police, Lifeguard In Maryland A young, non-verbal autistic child was rescued from a large lake at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Montgomery County. According to officials, on Wednesday afternoon, police and a lifeguard from a nearby pool had to dive headfirst into a lake at the park following reports of the child entering the waters. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were able to get to the child and safely brought him to the shore.  "Excellent job," a spokesperson for the department stated, "and quick thinking by responding officers and many thanks to the lifeguards who ran down to help th…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
North Jersey Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police North Jersey Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police
North Jersey Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police An Essex County man drowned in the ocean at a beach along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Spring Lake police responded to the beachfront near St. Clair Avenue for a swimmer in distress at around 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, the department said in a news release. The first officers at the scene found a man floating face down in the surf and he was pulled out of the water for life-saving measures. The 23-year-old Belleville man was treated by paramedics before he was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the Neptune hospital. Police also warned…

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by Chris Spiker
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Shark Attack: Crews Responding To Reports Of 16-Year-Old Bitten On Long Island - Developing Shark Attack: Crews Responding To Reports Of 16-Year-Old Bitten On Long Island - Developing
Shark Attack: Crews Responding To Reports Of 16-Year-Old Bitten On Long Island - Developing New report - Shark Attack: July 4th Beachgoer Hospitalized After New Incident On Long Island Emergency crews are responding to reports that a teenager was bitten by a shark on Long Island. Crews were called at around 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 3, after the 16-year-old boy was reportedly bitten in the leg by a shark off Fire Island, near Kismet Beach. Lifeguards applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, according to police radio traffic. The teen’s condition was not immediately available. In late July of last year, a teen, also age 16, was bitten by a shark off Fire Island while surfing…

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by Michael Mashburn
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
PA Dad Dies, Son Rescued Swimming In Ocean City: Report PA Dad Dies, Son Rescued Swimming In Ocean City: Report
PA Dad Dies, Son Rescued Swimming In Ocean City: Report A 56-year-old Pennsylvania dad drowned and his son was rescued by lifeguards after trying to save him while swimming off Ocean City, NJ, 6abc reports. Shawn Reilly's 21-year-old son ran into the water after him on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the unprotected 12th Street beach, the outlet said. Both men were pulled to shore, and Reilly, of Thornhurst, ultimately died. His son's condition wasn't immediately clear. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Cecilia Levine
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current
Near Drowning: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current One of three children was hospitalized in serious condition after being rescued by lifeguards from a rip current in Ocean City Saturday, May 21, NJ Advance Media reports The 12-year-old Mays Landing boy was "breathing on his own but unresponsive," when he and the two other children from Hammonton were saved by beach patron off 10th Street around noon, the outlet said citing local officials. He was rushed to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital, while the other two were taken to Shore Medical Center as a precaution, NJ.com says. Click here for more from NJ Adv…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Obituaries
PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident
PA Lifeguard, 16, Dies After Jersey Shore Boating Accident A 16-year-old lifeguard from Pennsylvania died after a boating accident on the Jersey Shore. Norman V. Inferrera III, of Phoenixville, PA, was rowing a lifeguard boat in the ocean when the vessel was broadsided by a wave and flipped over on the Reading Avenue Beach in Cape May Aug. 19, police said. Norman was knocked unconscious and other lifeguards responded immediately to his aid, police said. The teen was flown to the hospital, where he died on Friday night, a relative told Daily Voice. More than $97,300 had been raised for his family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday morning. “My heart, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
News
Injured Boy Rescued At Ridgewood Pool Injured Boy Rescued At Ridgewood Pool
Injured Boy Rescued At Ridgewood Pool UPDATE: An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being injured during opening day of Ridgewood's Graydon Pool. The boy was conscious but initially couldn't move, immediately raising fears of a spinal injury, after he either fell or jumped from a platform and hit his neck shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses said. Lifeguards, two firefighters who were at the pool and other first responders got to him quickly and worked together to stabilize the boy and bring him into a waiting ambulance. His condition didn't appear as severe as first thought, the relieved responders said. Rescuers work toge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
News
Swimming Restrictions Put In Place After Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast Swimming Restrictions Put In Place After Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast
Swimming Restrictions Put In Place After Shark Caught Off Long Island Coast New swimming restrictions are now in place after a shark was caught by fishermen on Long Island. Lifeguards were forced to put out red flags and clear the water just after noontime Sunday, Aug. 9 in Nassau County at East Atlantic Beach and Atlantic Beach Estates. Nearby, Nickerson Beach is now waist-deep swimming. Lido and Lido West Beach are now closed to new visitors, both cars and walk-ins, after reaching capacity late in the morning on Sunday.

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by Daily Voice
Lakewood, NJ
News
More Than 2 Dozen Jersey Shore Lifeguards Test Positive For COVID-19 More Than 2 Dozen Jersey Shore Lifeguards Test Positive For COVID-19
More Than 2 Dozen Jersey Shore Lifeguards Test Positive For Covid-19 More than two dozen Jersey Shore lifeguards tested positive for COVID-19 after attending social gatherings, reports say. The lifeguards are natives of Surf City, Harvey Cedars and surrounding areas on Long Beach Island, NBC New York reports. A total of 17 Harvey Cedars lifeguards tested positive after attending a Surf City gathering. A dozen from Surf City also tested positive, the report said. Surf City and Harvey Cedars beaches will remain open with safety protocols set. While Harvey Cedars has 73 lifeguards and will remain fully staffed, other adjustments may be made for Surf City beach…

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
News
One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast
One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast One person died and eight others were rescued after being pulled from the ocean off a beach on Long Island. The City of Long Beach Fire Department was alerted for a water rescue shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9 at Monroe Boulevard and the Ocean Beach Park, where swimmers were reportedly in distress. Fire officials said that first responders and lifeguards found a total of 10 people that needed to be rescued both in the water and stranded on a jetty. Lifeguards, surfers, and firefighters pulled all of the individuals from the water and jetty, with one victim in cardiac arrest. Fi…

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by Zak Failla