Flag system designed to keep swimmers safe

            The next time you’re swimming on St. George Island make sure to check the flags at the public beach before jumping in.        

There is a flag warning system to help keep Swimmers on St. George Island safe.

The county installed the beach warning flag system in 2012 at the public beach and a sign explaining what the flags mean.

The beach warning flag alerts swimmers to the daily rip tide conditions.

A green flag means the risk is low – red means high risk.

A double red flag means the water is closed to public use.

The Parks and Recreation clean-up crew will are in charge of changing the flags every day.

It is important that swimmers know the beach conditions before jumping into the Gulf.

Last week a number of people had to be pulled from the Gulf off the island – one person nearly drowned.

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