Lifeguards

Reflections of a Yesha lifeguard

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Lifeguards and EMTs team up to save drowning man in Bat Yam

70-year-old suffered a stroke while swimming at HaSela Beach, Lifeguards and United Hatzalah EMTs brought him back from the brink of death.

Lifeguard:

'I'm not rescuing a haredi woman'

A woman seeking a job as a lifeguard told her interviewer that she would not rescue religious women even if she saw them drowning.

'Forbid lifeguards from using their phones while on duty'

Children are drowning in public pools. Are lifeguards responsible? Does a lifeguard on his phone cause drownings?

A pipe bomb at the beach

Lifeguard discovers cooler floating on a northern beach, realizes it's a pipe bomb.

Exposé:

Israel lifeguard instructors unqualified, lifeguards incompetent

Red Cross lifeguard explains the woes of Israel's water safety system - and why dozens drown each year while the system turns a blind eye.

Policeman saves sea turtle drowning in trash

Ron Evron was out kayaking when he spotted a sea turtle entangled in a burlap bag. "It was very emotional."

Drownings Back Up with 34 Deaths in 2013

As swim season closes, data shows drowning deaths back up in 2013.

As Knesset Discusses Drownings, Two More Drown

After five people drowned off Israel's shores last weekend, the Knesset discussed shore safety - as two more people drowned