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 ...

A mom who hired a lifeguard for her daughter’s pool party was called “dramatic” and “extra.” Water safety experts say she’s smart. “If everybody is watching, it means nobody is watching,” Morgan ...

A lifeguard in the Fire Island community of Ocean Beach is the latest person to be bitten in recent days by a shark in New York's Long Island waters. Ocean Beach Mayor James Mallott tells Newsday the ...

NEW YORK-- New York City's public pools are open for the summer, but some have sections closed because of a shortage of lifeguards. Kids can finally enjoy the newly renovated Astoria Pool, but only ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has given the green light to a proposal that would lower the minimum age for certified lifeguards from 16 to 15 in order to help alleviate the shortage that has hampered the ...

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 ...

A 19-year-old lifeguard impaled by a beach umbrella in Asbury Park is set to be released from the hospital Thursday and hopes to return to work soon, according to her supervisor. The woman, whose name ...

Swimming pools across Ohio are in the depths of a lifeguard shortage. But the Northside Pool in Youngstown is well-staffed ...

With cities across Washington looking to hire enough lifeguards to open pools, there are a number of programs that offer certifications for the job. Seattle’s well-loved East Green Lake Beach, ...