Posts Tagged ‘Beach Patrol’
Sussex Lifeguards Are National Champions!
GoFundMe has been established to help get them to the World Lifesaving Championships The Sussex County Lifesaving Association (SCLA) won its first United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championship which was held earlier this month in South Padre Island, Texas. This is the first time that the SCLA team from Delaware won the national…
Read MoreAfter Record-Low 2023 Staffing, O.C.B.P. Bounces Back This Summer
Last summer the Ocean City Beach Patrol had the fewest number of stands ever on the beach in its history. OCBP Capt. Butch Arbin says the problem had been that the town’s pay was not competitive enough which led to a lifeguard shortage. During “Labor Day weekend last year we had 34 stands on the…
Read MoreTent, Canopy Violations Persist in Eighth Season in Rehoboth
The Rehoboth Beach tent and canopy ban is now in its聽eighth season聽and continues to be a daily challenge for officials to enforce. The Rehoboth Beach Patrol ambassador called for the police three times on Saturday to help when beach visitors refused to cooperate. This couple received visits from the beach ambassador and a police cadet…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Patrol Returns Dory to Service!
Lifeguard Injured in Dewey Beach Competition; Flown to Trauma Center
A North Shores lifeguard was seriously injured Monday night during the lifeguard competition in Dewey Beach. The accident occurred as he was making an entry for the surf-dash event around 6:35 p.m. The 21-year-old struck his head and suffered a suspected spinal injury. He was taken by ambulance from Dagsworthy Street to the Rehoboth Elementary…
Read MoreBreaking: Surf Search for Missing Teen in Ocean City
Update: The Ocean City Fire Department released this statement Thursday morning 聽The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) responded to several swimmers in distress on Wednesday, August 4, in the area of聽112th Street. At approximately聽3:50 p.m., on-duty lifeguards noticed a group who appeared to be struggling to swim.聽聽 As three of the distressed swimmers exited the…
Read MoreGirl Vacationing In OC Bitten(?) In Water
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl suffered numerous cuts to her leg requiring 42 stitches at the 119th Street Beach in Ocean City earlier this week. The girl told a Scranton television station that as a wave came in Monday, she felt something strike her shins and rushed out of the water to discover that she was…
Read MoreRip Current Risk Is High At Area Beaches
Summerlike temperatures, rip currents and no lifeguards on duty pre-season added up to a risky combination at Maryland and Delaware beaches. Ocean City Police Sunday pleaded with visitors and locals to stay out of the water. The Fire Department said there were several rescues from the ocean. One swimmer in distress at 5th Street was…
Read MoreThousands Tested in Rehoboth-Dewey for Covid; More Lifeguards Testing Positive
About 1,200 people were tested last Tuesday in the Rehoboth Beach city hall parking lot according to Jennifer Brestel from the Division of Public Health. Those results were not available as of Friday. But she did say that of the 4,166 tests completed in Dewey and Rehoboth the previous week, 264 came back positive (6.34…
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