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🌱 Could a tax hike finally put lifeguards on every Cocoa Beach beach?

Good day Cocoa Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could a tax hike finally put lifeguards on every Cocoa Beach beach?
  • Why deadly rip currents hit Cocoa Beach even when the ocean looks calm
  • How a Cocoa Beach rescue turned tragic and what officials urge now

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Putting lifeguards on every Brevard beach would take ‘significant budget increase,' says county commissioner (clickorlando.com) — After two recent drownings near Cocoa Beach, a Brevard County commissioner says he’s open to raising taxes so every county beach, including Cocoa Beach, could have lifeguards. Right now, only six busy beaches are staffed year-round, and the county is merely hiring to fill a 45-guard shortage, not to expand coverage to unguarded stretches where recent deaths occurred.
   

2. 2 drown after getting caught in rip currents at popular Florida beach (wcvb.com) — Two out-of-state visitors drowned in rip currents off Cocoa Beach this week, prompting urgent warnings about dangerous “flash” rip conditions and a serious countywide lifeguard shortage. Officials say damaged sandbars are creating sudden currents even when the ocean looks calm, and some Cocoa Beach stretches lack staffed towers as Brevard scrambles to hire about 45 more lifeguards before summer.
   

3. Two adults die in rip current rescue attempt at Cocoa Beach, Florida (watchers.news) — Two adults died in a rip current off Cocoa Beach after entering the water to help a child, who survived without injuries. The tragedy has intensified scrutiny of lifeguard staffing along Brevard County beaches, especially during busy spring break. Officials also note a high rip current risk was in effect that day and are urging safer rescue practices.
   

4. Players Battle for Golden Tickets at Cocoa Beach NTRP Regional Qualifier (ustaflorida.com) — Tennis players at The Racquet Club of Cocoa Beach just wrapped a high-stakes NTRP Regional Qualifier, with division winners earning coveted “golden tickets” to sectionals. Across four adult divisions, competitors battled through round-robin play, and both champions and runners-up now have clear paths to continue their postseason journeys.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cocoa Beach

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