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   The Lifeguards

You leave the crowd.  You need to find an eyewitness or someone who can give you some facts.  A few lifeguards are approaching you.  They can tell you are a reporter and are eager to tell you their story.  You have a pen and pad of paper out and are ready to record what they tell you.  Use your notepad to write down the information.

Kyle, one of the lifeguards says, “I know the boy who got bit.  He was one of my swimmers at a local camp.  A real good swimmer too!  He’s about ten years old now and was just swimming around in the water, not real deep-“ 

“About how far out?” you ask.

“Only about three yards out.  The water there is probably four feet deep.  Anyway, like I was saying, Johnny was swimming around a little bit away from the rest of the bathers, and began splashing and shouting!  I didn’t even know he was out there until I saw all the splashing.”

“Were you on duty?  Did you try to save him?”   

“Sure I did!”  he says defensively.  “But Johnny’s older brother beat me out there.  This man, I don’t know his name, swam out there, wrestled around, I guess with the shark, and pulled Johnny and the shark to shore!”

Wow, what a story! you are thinking.  “Who shot the shark once it was on land?” you ask Kyle. 

“A police officer who was patrolling the area.  He shot that shark three times in the head.  That shark should have never been drug to shore.  It’s an animal!  It was in its element in the water and did nothing wrong.”  Kyle’s last statement is very interesting.  What do you think about what he said?  What are some other questions you could ask the lifeguards?  How do you think they would answer you?  Record your thoughts in your notepad. 

 

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Cheryl K. Lemon
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Last updated:  October 28, 2002