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STINGER
HEAVY SURF AND
RIP TIDES ALONG THE
COAST...ALL THE
RESULT OF
HURRICANE
CRISTOBAL.
THE SITUATION SO
SEVERE ON ONE
BEACH - LIFEGUARDS
ISSUED A "RED FLAG"
ALERT."
IT'S A RARE
WARNING....
WMTW NEWS 8'S
JIM KEITHLEY IS LIVE
IN OGUNQUIT.
JIM.
USUALLY IT'S ONCE
OR TWICE A YEAR
LIFEGUARDS RAISE A
RED FLAG - MEANING
NO SWIMMING - IT'S
TOO ROUGH - BUT
TODAY WAS THE
THIRD TIME THIS
YEAR.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
BEACH DAY IN
OGUNQUIT - THE
PLACE IS PACKED -
BUT HARDLY
ANYBODY IS IN THE
WATER AND IT'S NOT
BECAUSE THE WATER
TEMPERATURE IS
ONLY 59-DEGREES.
"People like to
come and enjoy the
water, that's the main
reason they came
down so depending on
how rough it is, we'll
let them cheat out a
little bit further than
we're telling them,
certainly no deeper
than waist-deep today
because of the rip
currents and strong
waves."
HURRICANE
CRISTOBAL WON'T HIT
MAINE, BUT THE
STORM IS STILL
CAUSING DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS, THAT
CAN TRAP EVEN
EXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS AND
CARRY THEM OUT TO
SEA.
A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN PLACE
UNTIL 11 TOMORROW
MORNING.
THIS IS THE THIRD
RED FLAG DAY HERE
IN OGUNQUIT BEACH -
USUALLY THEY MIGHT
SEE ONE OR TWO IN A
SEASON.
Q: what do you
think about this red
flag? A: "Oh I think it's
a good idea there's too
many people, they take
too many chances,
giving the lifeguards a
run for their money."
SHE'S RIGHT ABOUT
THAT, AND THERE ARE
FEWER LIFEGUARDS
ON DUTY THIS TIME
OF YEAR, THAT
MEANS FEWER LIFE-
GUARD EYES
WATCHING OVER THE
SWIMMERS.
"We only have
seven guards. We
normally have thirteen
or more if we're full-
staff."
A JET-SKI IS READY
TO ROLL SHOULD
SOMEONE NEED TO BE
RESCUED..SO FAR
THEY HAVEN'T HAD
TO DO THAT TODAY.
AND THEN THERE ARE
THOSE BEACH-GOERS
OBLIVIOUS TO THE
RED FLAG AND
MEANING BEHIND IT.
Q: I see you're in
the water. You know
there's a red flag up?
A: red flag, yes, it's
very rough. Q: but
you're only ankle-deep,
you're safe? That's
right, going no further."
WE CHECKED IN WITH
LIFEGUARDS AT YORK
BEACH AND OLD
ORCHARD - BOTH
HAVE HAD RIP
CURRENT ISSUES
OVER THE YEARS -
BUT IT WAS BUSINESS
AS USUAL AT THOSE
BEACHES TODAY. LIVE