Seattle isn’t the only city dealing with a lifeguard shortage.
Newer lifeguards are not put on beaches, according to the agency. Senior lifeguards are needed to work beaches because there is also the element of weather involved.
The pandemic also shut down lifeguard training and certification, so the supply of new lifeguards has dwindled.
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