Make sure to pay attention to lifeguard warnings and all of the ... means "be careful," and a pair of half-red half-yellow flags signal that you should swim in between the two flags.

Always stay between the red and yellow flags indicating ... remain calm and signal for help by raising your hand. 9. If someone is in trouble, alert lifeguards immediately or seek assistance.

Be aware of the weather, especially wind. Look for flags near the lifeguard stents that signal the water conditions. And keep a close eye on kids, even when the water looks calm. You can text ...

When swimming, stay near a lifeguard station and watch for the flags, a system that follows the same pattern for beaches across the state. Green means the water is calm, while yellow signals some ...

Bottom line, the red flag at the beach means that the water is dangerous, there can be high surf and strong currents, or both and you should not swim. Four tourists died on Friday, 17 January 2025 at ...

A jury has found three lifeguards not guilty of failing to take "reasonable care for the health and safety of others" on the night Armagh swimmer Christopher Rogers died. Mr Rogers, 20 ...

Proposals to scrap lifeguards at children's swimming lessons are 'a disaster waiting to happen' said a swimming instructor. The teacher in Oxford, who asked not to be named, said she is "very ...

Christopher Rogers was 20 years old when he died at the Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh in April 2017 There were "utterly catastrophic consequences" because three lifeguards failed to show ...

SLSNZ GM Lifesaving, Andy Kent says, in addition to keeping beachgoers safer in the water, surf lifeguards are critical medical first responders when people become unwell or have an accident on the ...

In a dramatic scene in Ocean Beach on Saturday, San Diego lifeguards and surfers helped rescue more than 20 people who were in the water, on a jetty or trapped inside a suspected smuggling boat.

Takapuna and Long Bay surf lifesavers, and the North Shore rescue water craft (jetski) roaming patrol were kept busy on Sunday with beachgoers reaching 4400 at Takapuna and 1850 at Long Bay. Tay ...