Beach patrols across Delaware and Maryland returned to duty Saturday for Memorial Day weekend, marking the unofficial start of summer with lifeguards, training exercises and beach safety reminders along the coast.
Here are some of the stories that captured Delmarva's attention this week.
At 5:30 pm on Sunday, the Ocean City Beach Patrol ended its guarding of the beaches for the 2024 season. The lifeguard stands are scheduled to be removed on Monday.
Ocean City Beach Patrol has changed their surfing restrictions for Aug. 8.
The graduation ceremony marks the culmination of an intensive eight-day training program known as the Surf Rescue Academy.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol has announced a temporary modification to surfing restrictions for today only, allowing surfing along all of Ocean City's beaches.
Local officers will be lending a helping hand to the Ocean City Beach Patrol, patrolling daily on ATVs.
High rip current warnings are in place along the coast this week.
The summer season is here and in Ocean City some businesses are fully staffed and others still need to hire more help.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol are recruiting lifeguards for the summer season. In recent years they've seen a slight drop in lifeguards but housing for lifeguards has been a big issue.
