Memorial Day weekend crowds kept the Ocean City Beach Patrol and Ocean City Police Department busy, with a higher number of calls for service and rescues than last year.
“We started off with a bang,” said Sgt. Tim Uebel of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. “The weather was great.”
On Saturday, the OCBP’s first day on the stands, 78 lifeguards were on duty and 73 rescues were made. On Sunday, they made 53 rescues and on Monday, they made 18.
“We still had a pretty good crowd Monday, but it was not as crowded as Saturday or Sunday,” he said. “And the surf wasn’t as strong Monday. The surf calmed down a lot.”
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