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Originally Posted by Tribesman
But he didn't act like a lifeguard, he abandond the area he was supposed to be keeping safe.
I wonder if he removed the lifeguard on duty flag from his beach when he left it to go elsewhere? Afterall when it comes to water safely you not only have to inform the other lifeguards of what you are doing you also have to consider the swimmers you are supposed to be covering.
Edit to add a question.
If you are swimming on a beach that has lots of lifeguards but has been red flagged do you expect any of them to enter the water if you screw up?
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But he did act like a lifeguard. He saw a man in danger and saved him. Would you have prefered that he did nothing because the person was past the magical barrier of the duty area? Should he have done nothing and watched the man drown? Or call 911 and then watch the man drown? He can see the man. It is not as though this was happening miles away.
I would answer your question with another question. If you were trained to save lives in a particular manner and see a man in danger pertaining to the particular expertise that you hold, do you do nothing even if he is out of your jurisdiction?
EDIT: And according to the article update, another lifeguard manned his station while he saved this man. His duty was not neglected.