From: swellnet By: Mario Vittone The 'instinctive drowning response' involves very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple [...]
From: The Orange County Register By GREG MELLEN / STAFF WRITER The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West, in Key West, Fla. The Blue Angels are expected to fly over Huntington Beach on Jan. 12. (File photo [...]
From: The Orange County Register BY LAYLAN CONNELLY AND DEEPA BHARATH / STAFF WRITERS This sealed insulin needle was part of the junk that washed ashore near the mouth of the Santa Ana River between Newport and Huntington Beaches on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. (Photo by Mindy Schauer,Orange County Register/SCNG) NEWPORT BEACH – [...]
From: SwimSwam.com On night 3 of the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals, U.S. Olympian Tom Shields made history with the first ever sub-44 time in the 100 yard butterfly. Archive Photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com On night 3 of the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals, U.S. Olympian Tom Shields made history with the first ever sub-44 [...]
From: California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Warden Rob Rojas and Warden Jon Holemo work together to recover a game bag the suspected poachers attempted to discard. Two Southern California men have been convicted and fined for abalone poaching and other resource crimes, stemming from a September 2015 California Department of Fish and [...]
From: LA Times.com/HB Independent – By Joe Haakenson The World Bodysurfing Championships were held in Oceanside last week, and a couple locals placed in their age division. Dylan Biggerstaff and Augie Cunningham, both from Costa Mesa, placed first and third, respectively, in the 15-17 age group. Both boys are Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguards; Biggerstaff in the [...]
From: Orange County Register "Must be present to hold" is etched into the side of fire rings at Aliso Beach. Parties who leave their fire rings, even for just a moment, may return to find a different group enjoying the beach side fire.MATT MASIN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER An increase in the number of young children [...]
From: USA TODAY Syrian-American swimmer Azad Al-Barazi trains at the University of Southern California with the Trojan Swim Club.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO – A “Baywatch” lifeguard from Los Angeles was held at a Rio airport for three hours on Wednesday because officials refused to believe he was an Olympic swimmer. Azad [...]
They liked us so much they asked us back again! On July 20th the Longboard Restaurant & Pub invites you to join us in a fundraiser to support HSB Junior Guards. When you present a flyer or show this on your smart phone, 20% of your total check including all food and alcohol purchases will [...]
It took lifeguards all day to tow Wally, a dead humpback whale, just 11 miles out to sea. South winds brought the carcass back close to shore Monday. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK GIRARDEAU & MIKE MONGOLD, NEWPORT LANDING WHALE WATCHING From: The Orange County Register Wally doesn’t seem to want an ocean burial. [...]
