A lifeguard contracted with Lacks Beach Service asleep at his post in July
Myrtle Beach Lifeguards Suspended
Myrtle Beach has been invaded by hordes of Jellyfish just this week. Over 100 stings from Jellyfish have sent visiting children to Myrtle Beach lifeguard stands for treatment in the past 3 days.
Myrtle Beach’s Sun News reported on August 2nd that the city of Myrtle Beach has suspended the lifeguard service that watches city beaches from 67th Avenue North to 77th Avenue North. Reports show some of the lifeguards working those posts are not certified. The company in question is actually named Myrtle Beach Lifeguards.
City spokesman, Mark Kruea, told the Sun News, “We’ve received information that causes us to look more deeply into whether or not all the lifeguards [at Myrtle Beach Lifeguards] have a valid lifeguard card,” he said, adding that the cards indicate “that you’ve successfully passed the lifeguard test.”
The city of Myrtle Beach contracts out to private companies to watch the beaches on behalf of locals and tourists. The area in question is located on the north end of the Golden Mile section of Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach Lifeguards owner, Gene Hudson, left no comment with the Sun News and declined to respond to the email request we sent him.
These lifeguards are largely paid on a commission basis of a percentage of the revenues the lifeguard gets from renting out chairs and umbrellas to tourists and locals.
