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Brown: Long Beach backed off policy

June 23, 2010 10:34 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

Quick ReadTwo years ago, after a spate of drownings during a season of strong rip currents, the city of Long Beach drew a line in the sand.

Family photo of Nicole Suriel from 2009. Suriel

Photo credit: WCBS | Family photo of Nicole Suriel from 2009. Suriel drowned in the surf at Long Beach on June 22, 2010.

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Two years ago, after a spate of drownings during a season of strong rip currents, the city of Long Beach drew a line in the sand.

Officials moved to a zero-tolerance policy midseason and aggressively moved people out of the water when lifeguards went off duty.

What happened to that policy? What happened to the police and code enforcement officers whose job it was to keep people out of...

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