On May 22; 1931; the American National Red Cross issued its second charter for a life preserving organization to the Daytona Beach Red Cross Life Saving Corps. Composed of 30 young men aged 17 to 26 and trained in lifesaving and first aid; this volunteer corps protected 3 miles of beach; compiling daily records of the number of bathers; weather; first aid; and rescues. The neighboring communities of Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach maintained their own lifesaving units; and Volusia County monitored the remaining coastline. By 1972; these four corps had united; and the Volusia County Beach Patrol became one of the nations most highly trained surf lifesaving rescue units. Protecting 47 continuous miles of Atlantic coastline; which holds the dubious honor of the shark bite capital of the world; the Volusia County Beach Patrol welcomes 10 million visitors and performs an average of 3;000 rescues annually.
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