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Seal Beach marine safety chief highlights two December 22 rescues, urges pay increase for part‑time lifeguards
Summary
Marine Safety Chief Bailey described two challenging rescues on Dec. 22 that involved large winter surf and credited part‑time lifeguards for long, physically taxing operations. The chief also reported both rescue watercrafts were out of service and said part‑time lifeguards start at $19.04 an hour and “need a raise.”
Marine Safety Chief Bailey told the council about two difficult rescues on Dec. 22 that tested the department’s response in winter surf and praised the lifeguards involved.
Bailey described a rescue on the south side of the pier in 8–15 foot surf in which lifeguards Dean Frizzell and Ellie Sherlock swam a bodyboarder offshore rather than toward shore because of a massive shore‑break. The chief said the pair were pulled along under the pier for roughly a quarter mile and were hit by “a 10 set, 10 wave set,” and the entire operation lasted about 30…
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