North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue

Comprehensive Review & Incident Report Mar 1st 2021 - Oct 31st 2022

By Categories: Enforcement, Rescue, Major Medical Aid, Prevention, Minor Medical Aid, Missing Person, Wildlife, Boat.

Service Summary Top Incident categories Prevention Minor Medical Aid Enforcement Rescue

91

Missing Person

65

Major Medical Aid

29

Wildlife 7

Boat

7 5

5

Overall Incidents - Weekly Trends

Total Victims / Involved

16,406

Service Summary Overall Incidents - day of week

Overall Incidents - Calendar Volume

Overall Incidents - geography

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9,511

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Prevention Prevention - Weekly Trend Total

Victims / Involved

9,103

Prevention - Top Units & Locations

Prevention - geography

Minor Medical Aid Minor Medical Aids - Weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

4,212

Minor Medical Aids - Top Units & Locations

Minor Medical Aids - geography

Enforcement Enforcements - weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

2,894

Enforcements- Top Units & Locations

enforcements - geography

Rescue rescues - weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

91

rescues - Top Units & Locations

rescues - geography

Missing Person missing persons - weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

65

missing persons - Top Units & Locations

Missing Persons - geography

Major Medical Aid Major Medical Aids - Weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

29

Major Medical Aids - Top Units & Locations

Major Medical Aids - Geography

Wildlife Wildlife Incidents - Weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

7

Wildlife Incidents - Top Units & Locations

Wildlife Incidents - Geography

Boat Boat Incidnets - Weekly Trend

Total Victims / Involved

5

Boat Incidnets - Top Units & Locations

Boat Incidnets - Geography

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH REPORT 01-MAR-2022-31-OCT-2022 CATEGORIES: BOAT, MISSING PERSON, WILDLIFE, ENFORCEMENT, PREVENTION, MINOR MEDICAL AID, MAJOR MEDICAL AID, RESCUE Run on 31-Oct-2022 14:13 by Watchtower Admin

INCIDENT BREAKDOWN

This is a breakdown of all top level incidents. See following pages for breakdown of individual incident categories. Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Call For Service Breakdown

Boat

5

3

0.02%

Enforcement

2890

2503

16.21%

Major Medical Aid

29

29

0.19%

Minor Medical Aid

4212

4031

26.10%

Missing Person

62

56

0.36%

Prevention

9103

8715

56.43%

Rescue

91

58

0.38%

Wildlife

7

7

0.05%

Total

16399

15402

15445 Total Calls In Period

NOTABLE INCIDENTS Label

Incident Time

Involved Parties

Rescue / Other

Wed 03/02/2022 02:41 PM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Thu 03/03/2022 12:12 PM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Thu 03/03/2022 12:18 PM

1

Rescue / Other

Sat 03/05/2022 10:11 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Alcohol

Sun 03/06/2022 12:50 PM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Alcohol

Mon 03/07/2022 09:58 AM

1

Prevention / Other

Mon 03/07/2022 10:18 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Mon 03/07/2022 10:34 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Mon 03/07/2022 11:00 AM

1

Major Medical Aid / Heat Emergency / Treat & Released

Tue 03/08/2022 06:45 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Tue 03/08/2022 10:54 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Glass

Tue 03/08/2022 11:20 AM

1

Enforcement / Warning / Dog

Tue 03/08/2022 11:35 AM

1

Prevention / Beach

Tue 03/08/2022 12:35 PM

8

Minor Medical Aid / Sprain Strain

Thu 03/17/2022 10:10 AM

1

Missing Person / Child / Reunited

Fri 04/01/2022 12:16 PM 1

Missing Person / Child / Reunited

Sun 04/03/2022 11:08 AM

1

Major Medical Aid / Other

Tue 04/05/2022 08:30 AM

1

Missing Person / Adult / Reunited

Tue 04/12/2022 12:40 PM

1

Missing Person / Adult / Lost

Tue 04/12/2022 01:32

1

PM

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BOAT

5

3

3

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Accident

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Assist

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Citation

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Fire

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Rescue

5

3

--- Jet Ski

1

1

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

4

2

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Tow

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

Warning

0

0

--- Jet Ski

0

0

--- Motorboat

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Sail Boat

0

0

ENFORCEMENT

2890

2503

2503

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Enforcement (Not Specified)

2

2

Citation

0

0

--- Alcohol

0

0

--- Dog

0

0

Other

6

5

Warning

2882

2496

--- Alcohol

238

92

--- Dog

2379

2231

--- E-Bikes

96

93

--- Glass

169

80

MAJOR MEDICAL AID

29

29

29

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Major Medical Aid (Not Specified)

1

1

Allergic Reaction

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Burn

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Cardiac Arrest

2

2

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

2

2

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Diabetic

1

1

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

1

1

Fracture

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Head-Neck-Back

1

1

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

1

1

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Heat Emergency

6

6

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

2

2

--- Transport to ER

2

2

--- Treat & Released

2

2

Laceration

2

2

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

2

2

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Other

8

8

Overdose

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Respiratory Arrest

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

0

0

--- Treat & Released

0

0

Seizure

6

6

--- Other

1

1

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

4

4

--- Treat & Released

1

1

Unknown Medical

2

2

--- Other

1

1

--- Refused Medical Aid

0

0

--- Transport to ER

1

1

--- Treat & Released

0

0

MINOR MEDICAL AID

4212

4031

4031

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Minor Medical Aid (Not Specified)

1034

1032

Allergic Reaction

0

0

JellyFish

3120

2943

Laceration Abrasion

26

26

Other

18

16

Sprain Strain

5

5

Stingray

9

9

MISSING PERSON

62

56

56

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Missing Person (Not Specified)

8

8

Adult

17

15

--- Found

5

5

--- Lost

12

10

Child

37

33

--- Found

17

17

--- Lost

20

16

PREVENTION

9103

8715

8715

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Prevention (Not Specified)

218

217

Beach

5172

5098

Hole

996

863

Open Water

24

10

--- Other

2

2

--- Swimmer

22

8

Other

47

34

Pier

263

258

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

2

2

--- Swimmer

261

256

Rip

1268

1209

--- Other

3

2

--- Swimmer

1265

1207

Surf

1115

1026

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

1115

1026

RESCUE

91

58

58

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Rescue (Not Specified)

4

4

Jetty

0

0

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

0

0

Open Water

4

3

--- Apparatus

1

1

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

3

2

Other

10

6

Pier

9

4

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

9

4

Rip

56

34

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

56

34

Surf

8

7

--- Apparatus

0

0

--- Other

0

0

--- Swimmer

8

7

WILDLIFE

7

7

7

Total Victims/Involved

Total Incidents

Total Calls

Label

Involved Parties

Total Incidents

Bird

2

2

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

2

2

Fish

0

0

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

0

0

Jellyfish

0

0

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

0

0

Mammal

0

0

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

0

0

Other

2

2

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

2

2

Rays

1

1

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

0

0

--- Live

1

1

Shark

1

1

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

1

1

--- Live

0

0

Turtle

1

1

--- Dead

0

0

--- Injured

1

1

--- Live

0

0

About us In 2006, North Myrtle Beach City Council members voted to take complete control of beach safety, which had previously been ran by contracted independent service franchises. This step had never been taken before by a municipality in the Grand Strand area. Lifeguards are no longer "dual role" and do not rent beach chairs and umbrellas. The only function of lifeguards in North Myrtle Beach is beach safety.

Lifeguards are now trained above and beyond minimum guidelines of the United States Lifesaving Association. The City of North Myrtle Beach Services Division has the proud distinction to be the only USLA Certified Agency on the Grand Strand. The ocean rescue operation is overseen by the Public Safety Department and managed by Lifeguard Coordinators. All Coordinators are state certified law enforcement officers and also certified Lifeguard Instructors. Each year the City hires approximately 100 lifeguards to cover 50 Lifeguard Towers and 9 miles of beachfront.

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