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Swimmers rescued from surf
By Susan Morse
smorse@seacoastonline.com
September 01, 2010 2:00 AM
YORK — Short Sands Beach lifeguards pulled three swimmers in distress from the ocean early Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 31, according to information from the York Beach Fire Department.
The three people in the water had been caught in a rip tide, according to Beach Fire Capt. David Osgood, who had no other information on the swimmers as of press time Tuesday.
"A hurricane's coming, the sand is coming back in, it created a hollow offshore," Osgood said of beach conditions at the time of the rescue.
He was referring to sand that had washed away from Short Sands Beach this winter due to storm erosion. The storms had left exposed rocks on the beach. Now, however, the sands are returning and recovering the rocks.
Firefighters were out at a motorcycle accident on Mountain Road at the time of the beach rescue call, Osgood said. When firefighters got to Short Sands, they found head lifeguard Jeff Patten and other lifeguards had already pulled the people from the water, he said.
Neither Patten, nor Mike Sullivan, director of the town's Parks and Recreation Department, could be reached by press time.
York Village Fire Department Shift Commander Scott Apgar said the rescue happened quickly enough that the department's rescue boat was not needed.
Rip currents are a concern as Hurricane Earl approaches local coastlines this weekend, according to information released by the U.S. Coast Guard District 1, Boston Public Affairs Office.
The Coast Guard is stressing the importance of safety for boaters and swimmers during the hurricane season, according to the released statement. Hurricanes can create dangers in the water, such as rip currents and large waves.
Rip currents and undertows can drag swimmers away from the beach, it said.
According to the United States Lifesaving Association, rip currents cause approximately 100 deaths annually in the United States, more than all other natural hazards except heat and floods. More than 80 percent of rescues by beach lifeguards are due to rip currents, according to the released statement.
The Coast Guard advises swimmers to never swim alone and to stay at a lifeguard-protected beach. If caught in a rip current, don't fight the current, but swim out of the current in a direction following the shoreline. When out of the current, swim toward the shore.
By Susan Morse
smorse@seacoastonline.com
September 01, 2010 2:00 AM
YORK — Short Sands Beach lifeguards pulled three swimmers in distress from the ocean early Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 31, according to information from the York Beach Fire Department.
The three people in the water had been caught in a rip tide, according to Beach Fire Capt. David Osgood, who had no other information on the swimmers as of press time Tuesday.
"A hurricane's coming, the sand is coming back in, it created a hollow offshore," Osgood said of beach conditions at the time of the rescue.
He was referring to sand that had washed away from Short Sands Beach this winter due to storm erosion. The storms had left exposed rocks on the beach. Now, however, the sands are returning and recovering the rocks.
Firefighters were out at a motorcycle accident on Mountain Road at the time of the beach rescue call, Osgood said. When firefighters got to Short Sands, they found head lifeguard Jeff Patten and other lifeguards had already pulled the people from the water, he said.
Neither Patten, nor Mike Sullivan, director of the town's Parks and Recreation Department, could be reached by press time.
York Village Fire Department Shift Commander Scott Apgar said the rescue happened quickly enough that the department's rescue boat was not needed.
Rip currents are a concern as Hurricane Earl approaches local coastlines this weekend, according to information released by the U.S. Coast Guard District 1, Boston Public Affairs Office.
The Coast Guard is stressing the importance of safety for boaters and swimmers during the hurricane season, according to the released statement. Hurricanes can create dangers in the water, such as rip currents and large waves.
Rip currents and undertows can drag swimmers away from the beach, it said.
According to the United States Lifesaving Association, rip currents cause approximately 100 deaths annually in the United States, more than all other natural hazards except heat and floods. More than 80 percent of rescues by beach lifeguards are due to rip currents, according to the released statement.
The Coast Guard advises swimmers to never swim alone and to stay at a lifeguard-protected beach. If caught in a rip current, don't fight the current, but swim out of the current in a direction following the shoreline. When out of the current, swim toward the shore.
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