A remote controlled robot lifeguard is diving into the waters at Zuma Beach in Malibu, where LA County Lifeguards are the first in the country to practice rescue missions with the $10,000 tool meant to help swimmers caught in a riptide.
The bright red cylindrical device has been dubbed E.M.I.L.Y. (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard).
“If it’s a classic riptide and people are struggling but they are not struggling to the point of drowning, we can deploy E.M.I.L.Y. to stabilize them until a lifeguard can get there and bring them in,” said Captain Remy Smith with LA County Lifeguards.
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