Posts Tagged ‘lifeguards’
Man Collapses in Cardiac Arrest Rescuing Grandson in Surf
A 62-year-old man collapsed in cardiac arrest trying to rescue his 9-year-old grandson who was in distress in the surf. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday near the South Bethany drive-on in the Fenwick Island State Park. The child made it safely to shore, but his grandfather remained in cardiac arrest as he was…
Read MoreBuy A Lifeguard A Lunch at Lori’s!
Rehoboth Beach Patrol lifeguards quickly figured out where to find the most reasonable and healthiest meals in town during their lunch break… It’s at Lori’s Oy Vey! Cafe in the CAMP Rehoboth courtyard off Baltimore Avenue. Sarah Herrmann and coworker Kathy Dillon noticed that they had the same lifeguards returning each day for lunch. “We were trying…
Read MoreOCBP Lifeguards Save Surfer Cut by Skeg
Ocean City Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin says a surfer was cut by the skeg of his board which caused severe life-threatening bleeding this past Sunday. “The surf beach facilitator and responding supervisors controlled the bleeding using a stop-the-bleed kit that was donated by Hogs and Heroes,” he said. “The victim was flown to Shock…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Patrol Returns Dory to Service!
After years of inactivity, the Rehoboth Beach Patrol has placed its 19-foot fiberglass-hull dory back in service. Chief Derek Shockro spearheaded the project last fall to refurbish the boat for use this season. This style of boat is popular with beach patrols at the Jersey shore, Chief Shockro points out, because many of those beaches,…
Read MoreSmaller or Limited Guarded Swimming Areas at DE State Parks Beginning Next Week
DNREC聽will reduce the life-guarding hours at Delaware State Parks ocean swimming beaches starting next week. Smaller or limited guarded swimming areas at all Delaware State Parks swimming beaches will be available through Labor Day. People looking to swim at聽Delaware State Parks聽are encouraged to do so at guarded beaches, including the main beach at Cape Henlopen…
Read MoreUpdate: Lewes Beaches Will Be Guarded Starting Memorial Day Weekend
Lifeguards will be on patrol at Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker Beach in Lewes this summer, after all. According to Lewes officials, the announcement earlier this month that the city could not find enough lifeguards came to the attention of North Shores Beach Patrol Captain Kent Buckson. Buckson, previously the longtime captain of the Rehoboth…
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 MoreRehoboth Rings The Bell To Celebrate Beach Patrol’s 100th Season
Rehoboth Beach will ring in the summer season with what is expected to become a new tradition: a bell-ringing ceremony Saturday morning to celebrate the 100th year of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol. A brass bell will ring Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on the beach in front of the Beach Patrol headquarters at Baltimore Avenue and…
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 MoreRehoboth Lifeguards Resuscitate Man Pulled from Surf in Cardiac Arrest
Rehoboth Beach lifeguards pulled a man from the surf today who was in cardiac arrest. He had collapsed around 12:20 p.m. north of the Henlopen Hotel off Pennsylvania Avenue. They began CPR and brought an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the scene. The AED shocked him once and he immediately regained a pulse. He reportedly…
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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