Liam Maples jumps off the Seal Beach Pier on the last day of the seven-week junior guard program in Seal Beach, CA, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
It’s a rite of passage that has happened along Southern California beaches for decades, a way for youngsters to learn water safety skills and spend their summers covered in sand and the salty sea.
But this year is turning out to be a beach bummer of a summer.