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Long Branch Beach Staff To Be On Hand This Weekend For Hurricane Leslie Conditions

Good surf conditions expected this weekend

 

Some Long Branch beach staff and lifeguards will be on hand this weekend as the city beaches are expected to see good surf conditions as a result of Hurricane Leslie.

The hurricane is not expected to make landfall like Hurricane Irene did last August, but it could create large waves in Long Branch.

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Long Branch Recreation Supervisor Shannon Bruno said lifeguards should be patrolling the beach this weekend because the good surf conditions should attract surfers and other oceangoers.

"We could have anywhere from five to 20 out there this weekend depending on the conditions," Bruno said on Thursday.

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Bruno said the city usually keeps guards and patrols at beaches for "a few" weekends after the beach season ends on Labor Day each year.

"We try to keep them as long as we can, especially with the hurricane season," Bruno said.

Bruno said most of the city's lifeguards are teachers and students who are now returning to school, so it is not easy to have a full staff at the beaches.

The city patrols beaches from Seaview Avenue to Brighton Avenue, and Bruno said residents should not attempt to swim at any beaches not patrolled by the beach staff.


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