A lifeguard watches over a few visitors to the Assateague Island National Seashore on Friday, Sept 14, 2018. A cautionary note currently greets visitors to the beach at Assateague Island National ...

Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are urging the Trump administration to restore lifeguard staffing at Assateague Island National Seashore, which is managed by the National Park ...

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Md. - The North Beach swimming area on Assateague Island National Seashore that was closed on Sunday is expected to reopen Thursday morning. Seven military ordnances were found ...

United States Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) are urging the Trump administration to fill all vacant lifeguard positions at Maryland's portion of the Assateague Island ...

An 18-year-old drowned last Thursday while swimming at Assateague Island National Seashore, a popular beach managed by the National Park Service that has struggled to staff lifeguards following cuts ...

A former firefighter paramedic, Tyndall often helped beachgoers there — but now, as the mayor of nearby Berlin, Maryland, he says safety isn't guaranteed. "I don't want to see anybody drown," Tyndall ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — The beaches at Assateague Island are closed due to extreme rip currents and high surf brought on by Hurricane Erin. The closures were announced on Thursday, meaning swimming ...

An 18-year-old man died while swimming at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland according to the National Park Service. The drowning death came weeks after senators urged the Trump ...

A drowning death off an Assateague Island National Seashore beach last Thursday came less than two weeks after Maryland lawmakers implored the Trump administration to restore lifeguard services to the ...

BERLIN, Md. — A visit to Assateague Island National Seashore took a tragic turn last week, when an 18-year-old man drowned. Now, park officials are reminding visitors to take proper safety measures.

A cautionary note currently greets visitors to the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore: "Warning: No lifeguard on duty." Hugh Hawthorne, public information officer for the national park, ...