08/05/2026
I saw this story this morning and was just in awwww. I approached Mayor Paulette Guajardo about doing something like this for our Corpus Christi residents last year. Her concerns were very surprising. It was not how we could make this successful or how we can help our neighboring community and visitors. It was about people not understanding the importance of returning the life jackets. As much as I pushed that we educate and people will follow but yes the fact that they could be taken was there. However that is why we work to have backups. Then the response was more shocking. Let’s just say she was going to get me in touch with someone from the island area because those are the people that need it. I really wish and really am interested in working with someone to bring these to our local beaches. Just seems like providing added tools to save lives is just not of importance.
Police in Surfside Beach are taking new steps to keep families safe in the water, nearly two months after an 11-year-old from Richmond drowned there.
