Crime & Safety
Extended Lifeguard Hours in Ocean City
The Ocean City Beach Patrol will protect the Eighth, Ninth and 12th street beaches every day from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., the Ocean City Gazette reports.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol will protect the Eighth, Ninth and 12th street beaches every day from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., the Ocean City Gazette reports.
Previously, lifeguards were only available for extended hours on Friday and Saturday, according to the report.
The change follows the drowning of Corinthian Hammond, 14, of Philadelphia, by the Ninth Street beach last Sunday.
This week, Mayor Jay Gillian used his weekly Mayoral Address on the city's website to caution visitors and residents about beach safety, including only swimming at guarded beaches.
There has not been a death on a guarded beach in 116 years, according to the report.
For more, visit shorenewstoday.com.
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