Lifeguard hours to be extended starting Saturday, May 28, with Memorial Day weekend getting underway

Sarasota County has six guarded beaches

Siesta Public Beach has three distinctive lifeguard stands. File photo
Siesta Public Beach has three distinctive lifeguard stands. File photo

Sarasota County’s beach lifeguard operational hours will be extended on all guarded beaches from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., starting Saturday, May 28, and that schedule will run through Labor Day weekend, the county has announced.

Sarasota County’s guarded beaches are Lido Beach, Siesta Beach, Nokomis Beach, North Jetty Beach, Venice Beach and Manasota Beach, a news release points out.

For more information, call the Sarasota County Contact Center at 861-5000 or visit www.scgov.net.