Atlantic City Police came to the rescue of families who were trying to get off the beach safety Wednesday afternoon during a derecho that brought very strong wind gusts to the resort.Ā One officer was struck on the back by a falling lamp post while trying to get a child off the beach safely.Ā There were no injuries.
Below is a social media post that appears on the Department’s website, showing the wind storm and the quick action by police.
Thank yewwww
Atlantic city Police for helping us out of a sand storm
and Officer Parks for saving this family from a crashing street light. It as intense for 10 minutes of crazy winds Iām still eating sand. #atlanticcity #acpd #doac #newjersey #beach #rain #sandstorm #adventure #summer2020 #summervibes #sendit #yewww
Posted by Brandon Paisley on Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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