Galveston police, fire, EMS, and Beach Patrol responded to the scene. A lifeguard spotted the man floating near 24th Street ...

On Galveston Island lies a story that could have been forgotten if not for the efforts of local historians. Two Black lifeguards, James Helton and Wavery Guidry, who made over 30 rescues combined ...

Galveston Island's Beach Patrol is working to make swimming safer with a summer program for kids. Dozens of kids are participating in the island's Junior Lifeguard Day Camp Program this year.

The project has three phases, phase one was erecting the historical marker, phase two involves the development of a database profiling Black lifeguards and Black beach history on Galveston Island ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston gave its lifeguards a pay raise in hopes of attracting more candidates. Working as a Galveston Island Beach Patrol lifeguard takes more than watching out for ...

Lifeguards who are armed after becoming certified police officers are patrolling Galveston Island's seawall and beach this year. The Galveston County Daily News reports though that the Galveston ...

Peter Davis, chief of the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, isn’t calling it a lifeguard shortage just yet. He said they are below their target numbers when it comes to staffing. The good news is ...

“It’s been really busy on Galveston Island this Memorial Day weekend ... just talk to the lifeguard, they'll tell you where the safe areas to swim are,” Kirwin said.

In Galveston, Texas, there are 115 lifeguards on staff, according to the Island Beach Patrol. That number would ideally be closer to 155, the group said, but there isn't enough interest in the job ...