lifeguard to talk about the
conditions because they were
absolutely slammed today.
Whistles blaring, often
running in after swimmers.
Danger is always lurking.
(JP)
High tide was around 3
o'clock. New at 6 -- lifeguards
in action, in the water quickly
FIRST AT SIX --- WE
CONTINUE TRACKING THE
IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GERT ON SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
(SN)
THE STORM IS FAR OUT AT
SEA ---
BUT THE BIG WAVES AND
RIP CURRENTS IT'S
KICKED UP HAVE KEPT
LIFEGUARDS BUSY ALL
DAY AT OCEAN-FACING
BEACHES.
OUR CAMERAS WERE
ROLLING AS ONE
LIFEGUARD WENT OUT TO
CHECK ON SWIMMERS AT
MATUNUCK BEACH IN
SOUTH KINGSTOWN THIS
AFTERNOON.
(CG)
AND THE HEAVY SURF
MAY BE TO BLAME FOR A
DROWNING OFF A
NANTUCKET BEACH --
SEEN HERE ON THE
PINPOINT NEWSTRACKER.
NANTUCKET'S POLICE
CHIEF TELLS THE BOSTON
GLOBE THAT LIFEGUARDS
WENT OUT TO HELP ABOUT
A DOZEN SWIMMERS
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT
--- AND FOUND THE VICTIM
FACE DOWN IN THE
WATER.
HE WAS PRONOUNCED
DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE OTHER SWIMMERS
WERE SAFELY BROUGHT
BACK TO SHORE.
(SN)
THE EAST BAY MOBILE
NEWSROOM MOVING TO
MIDDLETOWN NOW ---
WHERE THE BIG WAVES
DID ATTRACT A LOT OF
SURFERS TO SACHUEST
BEACH TODAY.
SOME BEACHES ONLY
ALLOWED EXPERIENCED
SURFERS TO GO IN TODAY.
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
TONY PETRARCA IS
STANDING BY WITH MORE
ON THE CONDITIONS.
(CG)
BUT FIRST, EYEWITNESS
NEWS REPORTER JARED
PLINER IS LIVE IN
NARRAGANSETT, WHERE
HE SAW SEVERAL
RESCUES TODAY.
A surfer here at Nulman Park,
who has been doing this for
several years, telling me he
was close to the rocks and
worried about drowning. We
had a hard time talking to a
lifeguard today because they
were constantly on the move.
Eyewitness News surveying the
South County surf from the
rocks,
the beaches, and from above. A
far
offshore Hurricane Gert churning
everything up.
The real show -- near Point
Judith
Light, Wednesday.
At Narragansett Town Beach, this
posting warning of big swells.
Strong rip currents. Swimming
restrictions.
At Scarborough:
"Probably 4 to 6 foot waves
coming
in, which create big rips."
"We have a waist deep
restriction
because of the big surf."
Eyewitness News, in the span of
about 30 minutes at Scarborough,
capturing three rescues.
Lifeguards
tearing into the water after
people
struggling against the current.
A hectic day amid an otherwise
quiet summer ocean.
"It's actually been pretty flat
so far.
Just this past week, Sunday, we
had
some big waves. It's just
recent."
"If you're used to the ocean,
you can
get comfortable in the ocean,
which
is sometimes a dangerous thing.
We
have this saying, 'Never turn
your
back on the ocean,' because
conditions can change in an
instant."
To that point, we saw some
people just too far out today.
The high surf advisory still
active for a few more hours.
And it will take some time,
even beyond that, for things
to calm down. JP EWN.