Record #:

37700

Author(s):

Storie, Beth

Abstract:

Swimming vigil along shorelines with strong rip currents are the Outer Banks Rescue Guards. Noted are the standards that have to be fulfilled to become part of this lifesaving crew. Included are statistics attesting to the benefits of lifesavers and conditions making their job a necessity along North Carolina’s seashore.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 12, May 2015, p120-126

Subject(s):

Outer Banks Rescue Guards; Lifeguards--Outer Banks; Lifeguards--Nags Head; Lifeguards--Kill Devil Hills; Lifeguards--Kitty Hawk; Lifeguards--Duck/Southern Shores; Lifeguards--Manteo; Drowning; Shark attacks