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Santa Monica lifeguards lead effort to get first responder status – NBC Los Angeles
Many lifeguards already have first responder status based on the agencies they work for— but some in Santa Monica and across the nation, have not had it — denying them important benefits they say they deserve.
A group of Santa Monica lifeguards are leading an effort to address the gap they say is impacting the lives of those who save lives for a living.
Lifeguards point out that most of them have the same life-saving training as police officers, firefighters and EMTs.
“Most of your supervisors are EMT trained or above your lifeguards on the beaches have at least first aid advanced first aid CPR plus all the water rescue training they need to perform the job,” said Tom Gill with the United States Lifesaving Association.
The United States Lifesaving Association is urging Congress to pass a resolution that would officially recognize open-water lifeguards as first responders.
Gill has been a lifeguard for more than 30 years and says the designation carries with it some important federal benefits.
“There are funds set aside for first responders to help take care of those people and their families in the worst possible situations and we just feel like lifeguards should be in the same breath and depth as our fellow first responders,” said Gill. “We actually sit out there and really try to prevent people from getting into bad situations before they happen but when they do happen lifeguards are ready to race in at a moment’s notice.”
The United States Lifesaving Association is a group of beach lifeguards and open-water rescuers that sets national lifeguard standards.
Earlier this month, some Santa Monica lifeguards joined the “Lifeguards First” campaign to bring attention to the issue.
“We know there’s opinions and stereotypes about lifeguards sitting on the beach getting a tan and we’ve gotten way past that,” said Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock. “We just want lifeguards to be recognized for the first responders they are.”
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Driver killed in crash off freeway into El Monte riverbed – NBC Los Angeles
A driver died late Wednesday in a crash off a freeway and into a concrete structure in an El Monte riverbed.
The driver was ejected in the crash, reported just before midnight near the eastbound 10 Freeway and Santa Anita Avenue. The car flew off the freeway and into the Rio Hondo Watershed, ending up on top of the concrete structure.
The driver was later found in the wash. They died at the scene.
Details about the driver’s identity and what led to the crash were not immediately available.
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Video released in domestic assault case of former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías – NBC Los Angeles
The violent incident involving former MLB pitcher Julio Urías has surfaced, revealing troubling behavior that may have ended his baseball career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A 72-second recording by a bystander obtained by the LA Times and California Highway Patrol shows the moments the former MLB pitcher lost his cool.
In the video, Urías is seen charging at two women, one of whom is believed to be his wife. He grabs her and slams her against a fence, while multiple bystanders rush to intervene. Urias also takes a swing at her, cursing in Spanish.
This alarming incident occurred last September outside BMO Stadium in downtown Los Angeles after an LAFC game. Following the event, Urías was arrested, and the video aligns with the initial police report from that day.
Urías later pled no contest to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and required to complete a domestic violence counseling program, among other conditions. The Dodgers responded by placing him on administrative leave, and he has not played since, remaining a free agent.
Major League Baseball is currently conducting its own investigation and has not yet commented on the newly released video.
However, the footage has led some fans to conclude that Urías should not be allowed to play professional baseball again.
“He lost his opportunity by putting his hands on a woman. No man should ever put his hands to hit a woman,” said Dodgers fan Eddie Garcia.
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested Sunday on suspicion of domestic violence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
This marks the second domestic violence incident involving Urias. In 2019, he faced a suspension for reportedly pushing a woman to the ground in a parking lot, though he was not criminally charged in that case.
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Boat goes up in flames in Marina del Rey – NBC Los Angeles
Fire crews were working to put out flames coming from a yacht docked in Marina del Rey.
The 100-foot vessel was engulfed in flames, coming from inside the cabin.
The call came in at around 8:30 p.m. of a vessel burning at 2201 Basin A in Marina del Rey, according to the LA County Fire Department.
It’s unclear what ignited the fire and if any people were injured.
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