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Lifeguards threw a party to celebrate zero drownings. One guest drowned. 🏊
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Ironic TwistsAug 23, 2026

Lifeguards threw a party to celebrate zero drownings. One guest drowned. 🏊

Lifeguards threw a party to celebrate zero drownings. One guest drowned. 🏊 . . . On the evening of the party, the New Orleans Recreation Department gathered over 100 certified lifeguards and 200 guests to celebrate the first drowning-free swim season in memory. As the pool cleared, someone spotted Jerome Moody, 31, motionless at the deep end. Four lifeguards were on duty. None had seen him go under.

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https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/01/Man-drowns-at-lifeguards-party/4369491716800/
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