LIFEG UAR D I NG
A SAFE SUMMER SEASON
As summer draws to a close, NSRI’s Lifeguard Unit can reflect on a job well done. By Wendy Maritz
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HE NSRI’S COMMERCIAL lifeguard season began on 1 December and teams around the country had their work cut out for them. Having endured a festive season under lockdown the year before, holidaymakers and locals alike were going to make the most of the warm weather and time off.
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SEA RESCUE AUTUMN 2022
‘From the outset, the 2021/22 season was going to be a busy one,’ says head of the NSRI’s Lifeguard Unit, Stewart Seini. He mentions the sheer volume of people on the open beaches as one reason, but the weather was also fairly erratic as La Niña caused adverse conditions including dangerous swells. ‘On most days we
