Former soccer captain for Santaluces High drowns off Lake Worth Pier

Click title for link. It underscores the importance of lifeguards at our beach. Is it responsible for the city to not have a lifeguard there during the time of year when it's lighter longer in the evening? Are we up to the responsibility involved in running a public beach? Remember, it was about two months ago the city was called out in the press for not staffing the beach with lifeguards on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Poor Joe Kroll - one of the city's few shining lights - having to defend the city in front of the press. I heard he was interviewed by Channel 5 as well. Our acting City Manager is on vacation this week (what's wrong with that!) An excerpt from the article below:

City lifeguards had left for the evening about an hour and a half before the drowning, Public Services Director Joseph Kroll said today,

While it's not known if ocean conditions played a role in the drowning, Kroll said lifeguards had posted yellow flags and warned of high surf and rip currents much of the day.

Kroll, who was at the beach during the search for Thomas, said he saw 3-to-4-foot waves at the time.

"It was pretty rough all day there," Kroll said.

Anyone know when the laxt time we had a drowning at our beach?