An off-duty lifeguard in Florida is being lauded for rescuing nine swimmers in distress who were swept out by a rip current over the weekend.
According to a report from FOX 13 in Tampa, off-duty Sarasota County Fire Department Lifeguard Mariano Martinez stepped into action on Saturday afternoon when strong thunderstorms created dangerous conditions at Lido Beach.
I heard in the tran.smission that two people were in distress,” Martinez said.
Despite being off-duty, Martinez, a six-year veteran lifeguard for Sarasota County with 15 more years of experience of lifeguarding in his home country of Argentina in South America, sprang into action.
Lifeguard rescues nine swimmers from rip current on Lido
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