Today a 5 foot shark stranded itself in shallow water on Cocoa Beach. Lifeguard Zach Cooney saw the shark and was concerned that with all the people gathering around, it might feel cornered and start to bite people. So he did what no one else probably would have done: he grabbed it by the tail […]
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Which Beaches are Safest? The Beaches with Lifeguards on Duty.
Clearwater Beach lifeguards in tower 3 watch over the beach near Pier 60. USLA (United States Lifesaving Association) has calculated the chance that a person will drown while attending a beach protected by USLA affiliated lifeguards at 1 in 18 million (.0000055%). This is based on the last ten years of reports from USLA affiliated […]
Lifeguard Heroes
Lifeguards are often under-appreciated. How do I know this? Quite a few Florida cities do not believe the benefits of having lifeguards justify the cost. So they don’t have lifeguards. Lifeguarded beaches are the safest beaches. The numbers prove it. Think about that the next time you head for the beach. From this video, looks […]
Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition 2008
The Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition was held at Siesta Key Public Beach on July 14 and 15, 2008. I dropped by on Tuesday afternoon in time for the surf boat race and a foot relay race. I wish I’d been able to come down earlier, but the weather wasn’t so great and I was hoping […]