{"id":630,"date":"2012-07-09T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/?p=630"},"modified":"2012-07-09T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:26:58","slug":"florida-lifeguard-fired-for-saving-drowning-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/florida-lifeguard-fired-for-saving-drowning-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Lifeguard Fired for Saving Drowning Man."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tomas Lopez, 21 years old, was working as a lifeguard in Hallandale Beach, Florida for the past four months.\u00a0 Lopez, however, was recently terminated from his lifeguard position when he disregarded a protected area to save a swimmer.\u00a0 The company he worked for, Jeff Ellis and Associates, has a strict policy that lifeguards cannot go beyond the protected zone they are responsible for overseeing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mgyIoDq0TDc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, Lopez believes that he had no choice but to save the drowning man, who may have died without his help.\u00a0 A beachgoer rushed to Lopez\u2019s station to alert him to a man who was drowning.\u00a0 The man was swimming 1,500 feet outside of Lopez\u2019s zone, in a \u201cswim at your own risk\u201d area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man had turned blue when Lopez pulled him to the shore, and is now in the intensive care unit at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez was terminated for breaking company policy and for alleged liability issues that could supposedly arise in going outside of his protected area.\u00a0 His supervisor said that Lopez knew he was breaking company rules, but the company has launched a further investigation to confirm whether any safety protocols were violated.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has suffered injuries or a wrongful death as the result of a Massachusetts personal injury accident, please call our <a href=\"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/index.php\">Boston personal injury lawyer<\/a> professionals and <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">Boston, MA wrongful death lawyer<\/a> experts right away at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong>.\u00a0 Available <strong>24 hours a day, 7 days a week<\/strong>, our Boston, MA personal injury lawyer professionals and Massachusetts wrongful death attorney advocates will help you get the full and fair injury monetary damages to which you and your family are entitled.<\/p>\n<p>Call one of our Boston personal injury lawyer advocates <strong>24\/7<\/strong> at our full service <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA personal injury lawyer<\/a> law firm for a free and confidential consultation at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong>.\u00a0 Or send us an email at <a href=\"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/massachusetts-boston-personal-injury-contact.php\">gilhoylaw@hotmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 <strong>Your needs are our top priority!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomas Lopez, 21 years old, was working as a lifeguard in Hallandale Beach, Florida for the past four months.\u00a0 Lopez, however, was recently terminated from his lifeguard position when he disregarded a protected area to save a swimmer.\u00a0 The company &hellip; 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