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Bigger watercraft gives Wrightsville Beach lifeguards more rescue options
A freak accident left a man with a broken leg on Palm Tree Island. Unable to move on his own, this type of injury...
After tryouts, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue announces candidates for 2018
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By Scott Marx
Contributing Writer
Continuing a years-old tradition, the 2018 Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue team was announced Monday, May 3. The initial roster was...
PHOTOS: Wrightsville Beach lifeguard camp gets kids ready for rescues
Photos and Story by Kennedy Meehan
Intern
Wrightsville Beach’s Ocean Rescue and Parks and Recreation’s third annual Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Junior Lifeguard Program exposes and...
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue raises money for nationals
Tonight, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue is holding a barbecue fundraiser to help pay for equipment and its upcoming trip to the USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Hermosa Beach,...
Wrightsville Beach lifeguards make 22 rescues July Fourth
As of 5 p.m. July Fourth, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue had made 22 rescues, lifeguard captain Jeremy Owens said.
Many of the rescues occurred in...
Lifeguard camp teaches kids lifesaving skills
The week of June 27–July 1, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue members imparted some of their lifesaving knowledge to 30 admiring young children during the...
Swimmers race pier to pier in memory of Wrightsville waterman
May 21, swimmers from around the country stroked from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier to Crystal Pier in memory of a former swimmer and Wrightsville Beach lifeguard who...
Ocean rescue calling all watermen
Through tests of swimming, running and rescuing, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue will find the roughly 30 members of its 2014 squad.
The tryouts are set...
