WEEKEND #4, 2007
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
MAN DISAPPEARS IN OCEAN CITY SURF
Rescuers formed a human chain and searched the surf for the missing teenager. He was last seen going under around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday off 31st Street.
The Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police searched from the water. One of the private helicopters covering the offshore powerboat races also flew over the area looking for the missing man prior to the arrival of the state police and Coast Guard helicopters.
Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin (bottom left) interviews witnesses along the beach.
Photos by Christopher Casale, Breaking News Network
O.C.P.D. news releases:
http://henney.com/weekend04/missingswimmer.htm
http://henney.com/weekend04/mvc.htm
http://henney.com/weekend04/boatcrash.htm
FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO SUMMER HOUSE
Rehoboth Beach firefighters responded to the Summer House Restaurant for a reported electrical fire in the kitchen around 6:10 p.m. on Saturday. Customers sat at their tables and watched as firefighters entered the restaurant with all their gear.
Somebody reportedly turned off the affected breaker in the kitchen and dinner continued as usual. One lane of Rehoboth Avenue was shut down to accommodate fire apparatus.
MAN CRASHES CROTCH ROCKET BIKE INTO VEHICLE
A 19-year-old man riding a crotch rocket bike crashed into a vehicle at Worcester Street in Ocean City around 5 p.m. Saturday. Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 4 landed at the Ocean City Coast Guard station (below) and flew the injured man to Salisbury. He was one of five people flown to trauma centers from the Maryland shore this weekend.
Photos by Christopher Casale, Breaking News Network
CONCERT SEASON STARTS AT REHOBOTH BEACH BANDSTAND
This weekend marked the first anniversary for the new Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. The streetscape ribbon-cutting ceremony took place a year ago on June 16.
The first group this season was Vinyl Shockley (above) which performed Saturday evening in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam worked the crowds along the boardwalk.
CRANE MAKES REPAIRS ON REHOBOTH BEACH
This Daewoo crane was staged on the beach at the foot of Rehoboth Avenue this weekend. Some ribs that hold the new outfall pipes have come loose, and a few even came off completely, such as one on Maryland Avenue. These pipes drain storm water from the streets into the ocean.
TOW FROM RESERVED LIFEGUARD PARKING
This young man (in black shirt) parked the Toyota 4Runner in the reserved lifeguard parking on Brooklyn Avenue on Monday. It was reported to police around 1:25 p.m. He returned as Coastal Towing arrived to remove it.
Police said over the radio that he didn't have money to pay the show-up fee, and he was unable to reach his father on the cell phone, so they had him towed. He said he "didn't see the sign" and faced a fine of $25 plus towing.
SUSSEX STREET ALBINO SQUIRREL
