Lifeguards To Work State Beaches Early Due To Hot Weather
NATICK (CBS) – State officials are scrambling to get lifeguards in their chairs at beaches across the Bay State because of the heat. All DCR Wading Pools and Spray Decks will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m....
View Article3-Year-Old Boy Rescued From Water At Plymouth Beach
PLYMOUTH (CBS) – A 3-year-old boy nearly drowned at Plymouth Beach on Wednesday, but a lifeguard and nurse helped save him. Like all the lifeguards in Plymouth, Kaitlin Owen is trained in CPR, but when...
View ArticleBourne To Hold Special Town Meeting To Consider Posting Lifeguards
BOURNE, Mass. (AP) — Bourne may post lifeguards at its public beaches for the remainder of the summer after all. The town drew criticism last month when it became the only Cape Cod community to...
View ArticleTruro Considers Lifeguards At All Town Beaches After Shark Attack
TRURO (CBS) – State shark experts are have concluded their investigation of the Cape Cod swimmer who was attacked last week. After talking to the survivor and seeing the bite marks, officials have...
View ArticleFive-Year-Old Rescued After Nearly Drowning In Lowell Pool
LOWELL (CBS) – A five-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday after being rescued from a swimming pool in Lowell. Two lifeguards and a nurse pulled the child from Raymond Lloyd Memorial pool. It’s not...
View Article5-Year-Old Recovering After Nearly Drowning In Lowell Pool
LOWELL (CBS) – Family members say a five-year-old boy from Lowell who fell into a pool and nearly drowned on Thursday is recovering in the hospital. Ney Blut’s dad says his son still has water in his...
View ArticleLifeguard Shortage Leaves NH Pools Struggling To Open
CONCORD, NH (CBS) – At the Dupont Pool in Manchester, the only thing missing: the swimmers and the lifeguards. The pool is locked up. “Coming into this season we were short 15 lifeguards,” said Andy...
View ArticleMassachusetts DCR Scrambling To Fill Hundreds Of Lifeguard Positions
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1206201518235800000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – The temperature is rising and pools and beaches will soon be packed. But there’s big safety problem blooming at the...
View ArticleLifeguards Rescue Two Young Brothers Off Maine’s Rough Ocean Waters
YORK, Maine (CBS) — Two young Massachusetts brothers who were swept out to sea in Maine are safe with family now, thanks to the swift actions of the lifeguards on duty. The two brothers, ages 10 and...
View ArticleFather And Daughter Rescued From Rip Current Off Nantucket
BOSTON (CBS) – A day of swimming off Surfside Beach in Nantucket on Tuesday became a rescue times three. Erynn Johns, 16, captured the event on video. She was holding a selfie stick with a Go-Pro...
View ArticleTeen Saved By Lifeguard, Fellow Swimmers At Cape Cod Beach
CENTERVILLE (CBS) — As a 17 or 18-year-old, having a summer job as a lifeguard at Craigville Beach seems like a sweet deal. But lifeguards go through intensive training — and it is for a good reason....
View ArticleLifeguards Return To State Beaches In Massachusetts
BOSTON (CBS) — Lifeguards and regularly scheduled water quality tests will be returning to certain state beaches in Massachusetts on Saturday. According to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation...
View Article‘National Crisis’: Barnstable 21 Lifeguards Short Headed Into Busy Summer Months
BARNSTABLE (CBS) – The Barnstable Recreation Department said the town is currently short 21 lifeguards heading into the busy summer months, part of what is says is a “national crisis” made even worse...
View ArticleAfter Recent Drownings, Massachusetts To Recruit More Lifeguards By...
BOSTON (CBS) — With a nationwide shortage of lifeguards and several high-profile drownings taking place across Massachusetts this month, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation will be...
View ArticleDCR Already Recruiting Summer Lifeguards At $20 An Hour; Offering $500...
BOSTON (CBS) — Massachusetts is already recruiting lifeguards after a shortage last summer. It’s part of Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to make swimming in the state safer after several drowning deaths...
View ArticleNew Incentives Offered With Lifeguard Positions Ahead Of Summer
SOMERVILLE (CBS) – Higher pay and bonuses are drawing in new lifeguards in Massachusetts this summer. “I feel like I’m a part of the solution and I’m helping people, and keeping the pool safe,” said...
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