Sunday, June 24, 2012
Tips from Jersey Shore lifeguards on how to get out of a rip current safely.
Water temperatures are warmer this month than they have been in the past three Junes. For Senior Lifeguard Daniel Desantos, this means that him and all other lifeguards need to aware of more people visiting the shore and getting into the water. “I’ve worked as a lifeguard at Seaside for seven years. I’ve learned that we always have to be alert, whether the water is calm like today or if it is hurricane like,” Desantos said. After the loss of life at Seaside Park and Asbury Park last week, lifeguards have been on high alert watching out for rip currents and swimmers who may be trapped in them. One of the biggest tips that every lifeguard spoke of was the same: Only go swimming when lifeguards are on duty. However, at 6 p.m. lifeguards at …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Autopsy next step to identify victim, prosecutor's office says
A body was discovered near the O Street beach in Seaside Park this afternoon, close to where an 18-year-old man disappeared in the surf Wednesday afternoon, Executive Assistant Prosecutor Michel Paulhus said. "They did recover a body," he said. "They are going to schedule an autopsy to make a positive identification. It was found in the general area where the swimmer was reported missing." The body was discovered by the New Jersey State Police's Special Operations Section about 150 yards southeast of the O Street beach, Patrolman Steven Shadiack said. State Police had been searching the area with a side-scan sonar device towed by a 23-foot patrol boat. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said. The body was discovered submerged in 18 feet of …
18-year-old Bayonne man failed to resurface yesterday afternoon
Emergency personnel have resumed their search for a young man who disappeared into the surf Wednesday afternoon off the O Street beach. Seaside Park lifeguards are on full-time duty today, just one day after Bestavros Faris, 18, Bayonne, went into the water off the unguarded beach with three other friends around 3 p.m. All four got into trouble, but Faris was the only one who didn't make it back to shore, Patrolman Steven Shadiack said. A resident who lives on O Street saw the four youths on the beach before the incident occurred, Shadiack said. "He watched them on the beach for a short time," he said. "One stayed ankle-deep. The others went from ankle-deep to waist-high, then chest-high. The wave came. Three went under the water and only …
Coast Guard, area fire departments, lifeguards on scene off O Street beach; lifeguards start manning beaches on Thursday
Seaside Park police, the Coast Guard, lifeguards and fire officials have ended a search for a missing swimmer who apparently disappeared in the surf off O Street around 3 p.m. this afternoon, Police Chief Francis Larkin said. Larkin confirmed that the missing swimmer is an 18-year-old male who had gone to the unguarded beach this afternoon with three other friends. “Local scuba teams and fire departments responded," Larkin said. "The U.S. Coast Guard sent two cutters down, along with helicopters. The State Police also responded to the area.” Borough lifeguards start full-time on Thursday, he said. "The lifeguards begin their summer tomorrow," Larkin said. The three friends were pulled from the surf, but the fourth failed to surface, he …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Beach badges, lifeguard hours
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
If deciding on a beach to enjoy on the barrier island, Seaside Park offers quiet surroundings with a short jaunt to get to rides and nightlife. Head to the boards for a scenic walk. The high dunes and acres of beachfront are there for you to enjoy. On the north end, Seaside Park includes a bit of the amusements leading into neighboring Seaside Heights. Seasonal beach badges for Seaside Park are $50. Seasonal badges for seniors 65 and older cost $20. Badges can be purchased at the Bathhouse on the corner of ‘N Street’ and Ocean Avenue Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Daily badges are $10. The beach opens and is staffed with lifeguards on Memorial Day weekend. Lifeguards are on duty weekends only until mid-June, when daily …
Gary Parent
12:25 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The ocean is like that crazy girlfriend we've had or hear about. When it's good it is blow your mind good, but when its bad she'll hit you hard, hold your head under the water and almost drown you. more ›