Crime & Safety
9 Saved In Back-To-Back Jersey Shore Water Rescues: Officials
The rescue was "like 'Baywatch,'" one witness said.
WILDWOOD, NJ — Nine people were saved in two back-to-back water rescues in Wildwood, officials said.
The rescues occurred Sunday evening at about 7:47 p.m., after lifeguards had gone off-duty for the night.
"These people came out of nowhere. I'm talking about like 'Baywatch,'" one witness said in a video shared by the Wildwood Beach Patrol. "It was so beautiful."
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The witness said she had seen people in the water unable to return to the shore.
A total of nine people were safely brough back to the beach, according to the video's voiceover.
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The video also includes a reminder to always swim in front of lifeguard stands and to not enter the water when lifeguards are not on duty.
"No lifeguard, no swim," the voiceover said.
Watch the video below.
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