San Diego Lifeguards

While the U.S. Coast Guard continues its recovery efforts for an 18-year-old feared dead following an ill-fated trip to Mission Beach, the teen’s loved ones are paying tribute to him as a hero.

There were three teen swimmers in distress Tuesday afternoon; lifeguards rescued two but a third “submerged and never resurfaced, reports NBC 7’s Dana Griffin.

Friends and family members of the 18-year-old who was swept into sea arrived at Mission Beach to pay tribute to their loved one as the U.S. Coast Guard continues its recovery efforts for him.

San Diego police were investigating Friday the discovery of a man’s body washed ashore in Ocean Beach, the second in two weeks.

An empty powerboat was found washed up on La Jolla shores Tuesday morning, the most recent in a string of boats found ashore in San Diego County, many of which have been connected to human smuggling incidents, authorities say.

An investigation is underway after a boat was found beach off La Jolla’s shores.

Border agents on Thursday were investigating an incident that left two people stranded in the ocean near Sunset Cliffs.

While most children spend the summer having fun, there’s a small group of young people who dedicated upwards of eight weeks of their summer learning how to save lives with the city of San Diego’s Junior Lifeguard Program.

A scuba diver, in his 70s, drowned Sunday morning in Mission Bay, San Diego lifeguard Lt. Rick Romero said.

A San Diego Lifeguard chief told NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda when cases surge in the public, they expect cases to rise in within the department.

NBC 7 has learned 15 San Diego lifeguards have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks. The city confirms there were multiple cases at two separate locations, but those locations are not accessible to the public.

It’s the third suspected smuggling incident in San Diego waters in the month of May, and immigration experts the refugee crisis in Central America, the pandemic and the United States’ asylum policy all play a role in the growing trend.

One person is dead and eight others were hospitalized after a failed human smuggling attempt resulted in several people jumping off the panga they were in and into waters off La Jolla shores. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

San Diego lifeguards and police are beefing up patrols ahead of an expected spring break rush despite pandemic rules that urge people not to gather in large groups.

The city of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s (SDFD) Lifeguard Division is hosting a practice tryout Thursday for individuals interested in joining the team as ocean and bay seasonal lifeguards. Applicants interested must complete a 500-meter swim in less than 10 minutes to be considered for admittance into the lifeguard training program. Tryouts will be held at 1000 West Mission Bay…

The relentless heat wave attracted big crowds to the shores of La Jolla over the weekend, where San Diego Lifeguards said an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 people filled the beach.

Lifeguards estimated up to 40,000 people flocked to La Jolla shores this past weekend to beat the heat.

Authorities are searching for the hit-and-run driver of a boat that struck a man jet skiing in Mission Bay.

NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado spoke with a witness who details what happened.

Police are looking for a driver of a boat who hit a Jet Ski in Ski Beach and injured a man who is now at the hospital, San Diego Police said. The incident was reported at around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The victim is in his early 20s was transferred to a local hospital, SDPD said. “I was kind of…