🌊 The ocean will be rough all weekend at the Jersey Shore
🌊 Ocean County sheriff’s officers had to be rescued Thursday
🌊 ‘Stay out and stay alive’ advises Seaside Heights lifeguard Capt. Rob Carroll
Swimmers are being warned to stay out of the water at unguarded beaches as a high risk of rip currents is expected to continue through the weekend.
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department warned Thursday that no lifeguards are on duty at many shore beaches during the week. Two officers had to be rescued as they were assisting a swimmer in distress Thursday afternoon, according to The Lakewood Scoop.
The water has been rough all week at the Jersey Shore thanks to a coastal storm system that brought very little rain to New Jersey but is still spinning just to the east, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow…