The Jersey Shore town is laying down the law to prevent drownings.
Officers are being told to write tickets to people who go into the ocean when lifeguards are off-duty. "Today is a perfect beach day. Nice waves, less people," said Kathy Monkemeyer, of Ridgefield Park.
"Common sense says if you have this many rip tides, you just don't go out there," said Karl Monkemeyer. In Seaside Heights, lifeguards are on-duty on weekends through the end of September.According to Vaz, rescue squads have had a busy month. At least a dozen people have had to be saved from the water in recent weeks, he said. Beachgoers will get a warning if caught swimming when lifeguards aren't around or if red flags are out.
The tickets are part of an existing ordinance that has been seldom used. But officials believe enforcing it now can save lives.
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