Cobourg Lifeguard Towers Used for Geographic Location in a Emergency
(Today’s Northumberland file photo)
Although the four lifeguard towners on Victoria Beach in Cobourg haven’t been used in the last two years, town officials say they do serve a purpose.
The first two of the towers were installed in August 2018 at a cost of approximately $12,000 each, but for the last two years the towers have been placed on the beach, but haven’t been used by lifeguards.
Communications Manager with the Town of Cobourg, Kara Euale said that each of the towers has public safety signage posted as well as numbers to call if emergency services are required.
“The lifeguard towers are built into the Town of Cobourg’s emergency response system and each of the towers are registered for their geographic location.
Therefore, having the towers in place provides an exact location for emergency response teams to locate an individual if they call from one of those four locations.”
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