马里兰大洋城市海滩发生多起溺水事件 消防局紧急救援
据 Delmarva Now 10月2日报道，马里兰州大洋城市（Ocean City）消防局当天在海滩区域处置了多起溺水救援事件，救生员与消防员将多名遇险者救上岸。
消防局表示，事发时海滩区域海浪较高、离岸流风险加大，部分游客在无救生员值守的时段或区域下水导致遇险。获救者中有人被送往医院进一步观察，暂无生命危险的报告。
大洋城市是马里兰州著名的海滨度假胜地，每年吸引数百万游客。即便进入秋季，周末仍有不少游客前来赶海、冲浪。消防局指出，秋季海况多变，离岸流往往比夏季更难察觉。
随着秋季到来，大洋城市海滩的救生员进入季节性减员，值守时间与覆盖范围都有所收缩。消防局提醒游客务必在有救生员值守的区域游泳，下水前留意当日海况预警旗，遇到离岸流时保持冷静、顺流斜向游出。
Ocean City Fire Department Responds to Multiple Water Rescues Amid Drowning Incidents
The Ocean City, Maryland, fire department responded to multiple drowning-related rescues on October 2, with lifeguards and firefighters pulling several distressed swimmers from the surf, Delmarva Now reported.
Officials said heavy surf and heightened rip-current risk coincided with some visitors swimming outside guarded hours or areas. Some of those rescued were taken to hospitals for observation; no life-threatening reports were issued.
Ocean City is Maryland's best-known beach resort, drawing millions of visitors a year. Even in fall, weekends still bring beachgoers and surfers. The department noted that autumn surf is changeable and rip currents can be harder to spot than in summer.
With fall reducing lifeguard coverage — shorter hours and smaller zones — the department urged visitors to swim only in guarded areas, check daily surf-warning flags before entering the water, and, if caught in a rip current, stay calm and swim parallel to shore to escape.
图片来源：图：马里兰州大洋城海滩救生员跃下瞭望塔入水救援。摄影：dbking，CC BY 2.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
