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Dominical’s Lifesaving Surf Patrol | Costa Rica News
When deadly rip currents claimed 20 lives a year at Costa Rica’s surf hotspot Playa Dominical, a group of foreign surfers took matters into their own hands. In 1996, they brought in a U.S. lifeguard to train eight locals, launching the first professional lifeguard program in the country. Surviving on donations and community events for decades, this volunteer force achieved zero preventable drownings in patrolled zones — a staggering feat amid the nation’s 150–200 annual drowning deaths. Despite years without government support, pandemic setbacks, and leadership gaps, the community kept going…
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