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Famed Gold Coast lifeguard Warren Young hangs up the red speedos
Friday February 26, 2021
After 47 years patrolling some of the world’s most famous beaches, the Gold Coast chief lifeguard officially watched over his last surf break and the raising of the red and yellow beach flags today.
Council lifeguard Warren Young during training in June 1990. (Supplied: Gold Coast Libraries Local Studies Collection Via Paul Broben)
If you’ve ever been or even planned a holiday to the sun-soaked Gold Coast, chances are you’ve heard of Warren Young.
Employed as a professional lifeguard at the Gold Coast since 2003 and Chief Lifeguard since 1975, Young’s…
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