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  1. C.M.B.P. The Anatomy of a Rescue

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published August 1st, 2004 in Beaches • Cape May • Lifeguards

    Imagine this.
    It is a quiet, peaceful afternoon at the beach. You are sitting in your beach chair, waiting for the tide to rush over your legs, thinking, maybe you should move your chair back a bit so your stuff doesn’t get wet when, suddenly, whistles are blowing, lifeguards are running and pulling everyone out of [...]

  2. One Lifeguard’s Challenge

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published August 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Lifeguards

    Maybe you’re wondering who’s responsible for bringing the United States Lifeguard Association Championships (USLA) to Cape May for a fourth time. Or, maybe you’re wondering who’s behind the Cape May Beach Patrol bringing wheelchairs to the beach so the handicapped can enjoy the sun, sand and water. Or maybe you’re wondering just who it is that organizes all those lifeguards and makes sure the ocean you’re bathing in is safe.

  3. Up on the Stand: Who are these people anyway?

    Text by Nancy Carusi | Published August 1st, 1999 in Beaches • Cape May • Lifeguards

    At the peak of the summer season, over 50,000 people visit Cape May and most of them spend some time on the pristine beaches to swim and cool down in the Atlantic Ocean. These bathers in Cape May are carefully protected seven days a week, seven and a half hours a day by the dedicated, professional staff of the Cape May Beach Patrol.

  4. Cape May’s Long-time Guardians

    Text by Robert L. Dean II | Published July 1st, 1999 in Beaches • Cape May • Lifeguards

    Cape May is a town that is proud of its rich heritage. An often ignored but vital part of that heritage belongs to the Cape May Beach Patrol.