During the six months of work, rescue officers responded to emergencies almost a thousand times, most of which were related ...

I once played squash with a wealthy investor at a private club in Singapore. Even though it was a friendly game, I still didn’t want it to be a total wipeout. I’m not great at squash, and I knew my ...

New Jersey resident Edward Kiziukiewicz secured the world record for oldest open water lifeguard Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...

Ed Kiziukiewicz, 82, is the world's oldest active open-water lifeguard, according to Guinness World Records. Kiziukiewicz has worked as a lifeguard since 1962. He emphasizes proactive lifeguarding, ...

Emma Cronin, 15, of Smithtown, wants to be an ocean lifeguard at Robert Moses State Park’s beaches one day. Cronin’s older sister is 19 and a lifeguard at Robert Moses. "I started [training to be a ...

The history of Lifeguards in New Jersey is unique compared to the rest of the United States. The Garden State is home to the oldest lifeguard organizations, and the annual Lifeguard Racing ...

The Jersey Shore lifeguard who was impaled by an umbrella in a freak accident is back at the beach — and itching to return to her stand. Alex Kaus, 18, has been recovering since a gust of wind blew ...

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A lifeguard was injured after trying to jump off the Seal Beach Pier to help a swimmer in the water, and it was caught on video. The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m ...

NBC Chicago obtained video footage showing the moments before and after a Chicago Park District lifeguard fatally shot a teenager and wounded a second outside a community pool at Douglass Park.

A New Jersey lifeguard who was impaled by an umbrella left a hospital on Thursday and later recounted the terrifying ordeal. Asking to be identified only as "Alex," the 18-year-old shared a hospital ...

As if the intense heat hasn't been enough for beachgoers to deal with, two unlikely impalement incidents at different Jersey Shore beaches in the last week sent two people to the hospital. An ...