Cute Animals
Off-Duty Lifeguard’s Heroic Rescue
Quick Smiles:
- Landon Lacy, a Sarasota County lifeguard, acted while off duty at Venice Beach, Florida.
- He swam more than 150 yards to reach a woman then pushed on 200–300 yards to find her husband.
- The Sarasota County Sheriff’s aviation unit captured the dramatic rescue from above.
A phone alert about a water rescue prompted Lacy to act during his time off, and a bystander also stepped in to help.
Lacy recalled:
“She was frantic, saying, ‘My husband’s dying,’”
He guided the man onto his back to keep him afloat and brought both swimmers safely to shore, where Venice Fire Rescue evaluated them.
Share this story to celebrate quick thinking and teamwork on the beach.
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