WATCH – ‘They Did Awesome’: Florida Lifeguards Form Human Chain to Rescue Swimmer
Citizens are in awe of a group of lifeguards in Flagler Beach, Florida, who performed an incredible rescue August 5.
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YMCA Lifeguard Helps Mother Deliver Baby on Pool Deck: ‘I’ve Saved a Few Kids, but Nothing Quite Like This’
Helping deliver a baby was not a part of YMCA lifeguard Natalie Lucas’s job description, but that is exactly what happened while she was on duty recently.
WATCH – Pilot in Crashed Plane Rescued by Lifeguard Competition Attendees: ‘The Best Outcome’
A plane crash in Hunting Beach, California, on Friday resulted in no significant injuries thanks to some quick-thinking rescuers.
Report: LA Lifeguards Cashed In, Making Up to $500k in 2021
According to a recent report titled, “Baywatch on Pay Watch,” a watchdog group known as Open the Books reveals that the highest-paid lifeguard in Los Angeles County made $510,283 in 2021. This particular lifeguard, a captain, reportedly made a sizable chunk of this money in overtime.
Teen Lifeguard Sexually Assaulted by Migrant as Bystanders Looked on
Two men, one a migrant with a deportation order, sexually assaulted a teenage female lifeguard on a French beach while bystanders reportedly did nothing to help.
L.A.’s Top Lifeguards Earned Nearly $400,000 Each In 2019
According to a government waste watchdog, the top lifeguards in Los Angeles County shockingly earned nearly $400,000 each in 2019.
Italy Forbids Lifeguards from Using Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation
Italy has enacted a series of detailed regulations for beach lifeguards as the country slowly emerges from total lockdown, including a ban on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to prevent coronavirus contagion.
Three Killed, Two Injured in California Beach Cliff Collapse
Three people were killed and two injured when a cliff collapsed on top of them at a beach in Encinitas, California, on Friday.
Australian Lifeguard Drone Saves Teenagers from Drowning at Sea
An Australian lifeguard drone successfully saved two teenagers from drowning by dropping an inflatable rescue pod.
Venice Beach Lifeguard Attacked In Viral Video
Video of an altercation between a Venice Beach lifeguard and three allegedly drunk attackers is circulating the internet. Two men and one woman involved in the incident were arrested and released on bail.
Miles of SoCal Beach Closed Due to Mysterious Globs of Oil
Strange black blobs of tar-like goo surged on onto southern California’s Manhattan Beach by the thousands, closing down the two-mile area Wednesday while the U.S. Coast Guard and National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the source and substance.
Mass Lifeguard Rescue in Newport Beach
Strong rip currents proved too powerful for 10 T-shirt wearing beachgoers in Newport Beach waters this Memorial Day as they slipped out to sea–rescued only by a team of watchful lifeguards.
Sea Lion Drags Fisherman Overboard
“We’re starting to see the behavior here on the dock with the seals a little more aggressive than normally,” said local Erik Kopp after seeing a man hauled off in a stretcher from San Diego’s Mission Bay Channel Sunday afternoon. The man was holding a fish in his hand when a sea lion jumped up and bit the fish and the man’s hand, dragging the man underwater as well.
