Pools close as lifeguard shortage hits American cities this summer
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The U.S. is facing a lifeguard shortage and cities are now closing pools and limiting hours, which could lead swimmers to risky spots where no lifeguards are present.
Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer/producer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent on Twitter at @CortneyMoore716.
Professionals in the lifeguarding space are also worried that Americans will turn to beaches and lakes where there are no lifeguards on duty, which of course puts swimmers at a higher risk of drowning, especially when summer heat waves lead people to seek out ways to cool down.
Bernard J. Fisher II, the director of health and safety at the American Lifeguard Association, told the Associated Press he thinks the current shortage "is a disaster."
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