Honorable mention: ” Ocean watch.” photo by Joel Gitelson “Breaking protocol meant the difference between life and death.” story by Goel Gitelson

Breaking protocol meant the difference between life and death by Joel Gitelson In 1988, I was assigned to the Avenue C lifeguard station in Redondo Beach. As I sat in the tower overlooking the beach local surfer Reese Patterson came running up to the station yelling that there was an unconscious person on the Esplanade. […]