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Zeeland Mayor (62) Can Work on the Beaches as a Lifeguard This Summer

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He swam many laps in the pool and started jogging. Mayor Jack van der Hoek of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland saw his efforts rewarded today: he passed his exam with the lifeguard brigade on the coast of Renesse. Van der Hoek (62) can now call himself a junior lifeguard. "You have to be in good shape to dive through the waves and run across the beach through the loose sand," says Eddy van Well of the Beach Rescue Brigade Westenschouwen. "…

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He swam many laps in the pool and started jogging. Mayor Jack van der Hoek of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland saw his efforts rewarded today: he passed his exam with the lifeguard brigade on the coast of Renesse. Van der Hoek (62) can now call himself a junior lifeguard. "You have to be in good shape to dive through the waves and run across the beach through the loose sand," says Eddy van Well of the Beach Rescue Brigade Westenschouwen. "…

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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