On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue Division performed 56 calls-for-service, a record number for June.
Red flags were flying on Saturday, indicating dangerous ocean conditions and a high risk of rip currents. The breakdown summary of the total calls-for-service is as follows:
Water-Related: 30
Distress Swimmers Total: 4
Distress Vessels Total: 1
Preventative Contacts: 2
Preventative Response: 23
Non-Water Related: 26
EMS: 2
Vehicle Patrols: 20
Missing Persons Reunited: 1
After-Hours Response: 1
Captain Emahiser, the Ocean Rescue Division’s Captain says, “Despite the increase in dangerous conditions, the highly populated beach day, and the record number of calls-for-service, I would call this day a success. We had no fatal drownings and quick incident response times to all calls-for-service. I am very proud of these professional ocean rescue lifeguards who worked on Saturday.”
For more information on beach and ocean safety and to view daily beach, ocean, and weather information, visit our website at www.jacksonvillebeach.org/oceanrescue or follow us on Instagram @jaxbeachlifeguard.
Source: https://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=105
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