The heat has hundreds rushing to their local pools and splash pads. Nationwide, there is a shortage of lifeguards. “We started the year kind of strong. We’ve already lost six lifeguards since the summer has begun,” said Ted Nelson, the superintendent of aquatics for Hutchinson Recreation. Day by day, Hutchinson is keeping their splash aquatic center open, but they are still feeling the heat to hire more lifeguards this summer. “Just the shortage of applicants, and not a lot of our returners coming back,” said Nelson. There were concerns across Kansas that some pools might have to cut back on hours due to the lack of lifeguards, but fortunately, that has not been the case in Wichita and the surrounding communities.
Source: KSN-TV
