A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for much of coastal Southern California amid a busy Independence Day weekend where hundreds of people were rescued in one community alone on Friday.
That community is Newport Beach; their lifeguard agency posted on X late Friday night that ten swimmers were rescued from a “monster” rip current on the 4th of July in one incident. More than 350 rescues were made throughout the day in Newport Beach, the post says.
A separate Instagram post published jointly by Newport Beach Lifeguards, The Lifeguard Project, North American Rescue and the Hoist Operators Union — that includes the same footage as the X post — elaborates further on the rescue of the swimmers who were stuck in a “dog-leg” rip current…