About Dr. Martin Hedstrom: Martin was an ocean rescue lifeguard in Jacksonville Beach, Florida before completing medical school in the Dominican Republic. He was a charter member of Lifeguards Without Borders and was dedicated to community service and drowning prevention. More importantly, he was an adventurous, outgoing, all-around awesome guy that was a close friend […]
ISLA & Lifeguards Without Borders has just finished its very first humanitarian project in Southern California! We were extremely happy to welcome our volunteers from all over the world.
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Interview with Australian Lifeguard & ISLA Project Indonesia Volunteer Mary Parker.
In fall of 2015, the ongoing crisis of refugees drowning and/or arriving desperate to the shores of Lesvos, Greece became a call to action for the Lifeguard Hellas team to head to the island. They set up relief stations and lifeguard services to attempt to decrease the drowning rates for desperate refugees. Their efforts have now directly affected […]
The Legacy of Justin Sempsrott
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