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Cocoa Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Cocoa Beach! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where in Cocoa Beach should you stand for tonight’s SpaceX rocket show?
  • Which Cocoa Beach beaches actually have full-time lifeguards this summer?
  • How a heroic rescue attempt in Cocoa Beach turned tragically fatal

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Late-night SpaceX launch from Florida. Best places to see liftoff (floridatoday.com) — If you’re in Cocoa Beach, you’ll have front-row options to watch SpaceX’s early Tuesday Falcon 9 launch, with prime views from Alan Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach Pier, Lori Wilson Park, Sidney Fischer Park, and downtown along Minutemen Causeway. The article details launch timing, trajectory, and other Space Coast viewing spots, plus how to follow live coverage online or via NASA+ on Prime Video.
   

2. Brevard County focuses on water safety following beach drowning deaths (wesh.com) — Recent drownings in Cocoa Beach are prompting a renewed push for water safety across Brevard County, especially as summer approaches. A local nonprofit is installing rescue-device stations on area beaches, while officials note that only five locations, including Cocoa Beach Pier and Lori Wilson Park, currently have fully staffed lifeguard towers.
   

3. Connecticut man dies trying to save children from rip current in Cocoa Beach (wfsb.com) — A 42-year-old visitor from Connecticut drowned in Cocoa Beach last week while trying to rescue children caught in a rip current near 4th Street South. Another adult rescuer from Ohio also died despite rapid response from Cocoa Beach fire and police crews, who later offered condolences to the affected families.
   

4. James M. Tonsmeire, Jr. (gcnews.com) — Cocoa Beach neighbors are mourning longtime resident James M. Tonsmeire Jr., 81, who passed away April 12 surrounded by family. A retired logistics and real estate professional, he spent his later years in oceanfront Cocoa Beach near beloved nieces, and is being honored with services this week in New York and Pennsylvania, with memorial donations requested for Jack Academy in Ghana.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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