EMILY rescues swimmers when lifeguards can't
EMILY is an electric remote-control motorized rescue buoy, that shore-based lifeguards can use to rescue drowning swimmers (Photo: Hydronalix)
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Riptides can carry hapless swimmers out into the ocean very quickly – by the time a lifeguard is able swim out to rescue them, it may be too late. Using a Jet Ski to reach struggling swimmers is one option, although such watercraft can be expensive, problematic to store on-site, and difficult to launch for one person. Now, seaside municipalities can get something cheaper and easier for reaching those swimmers-in-distress: an electric remote-control motorized rescue buoy called EMILY.
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