Attendance and Rescue Statistics 1965 - 1985

1965
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January N/A N/A N/A
February N/A N/A N/A
March 246 355 1660 2261 0 0 1 0 started taking stats on March 13th - opening day DMLG
April 1907 752 5429 8088 8 0 3 0 WSC's not consistently recorded for many years
May 2276 713 8315 11304 5 0 2 0 (Water Safety Contact: an in-water warning or assist)
June 3018 970 9165 13153 5 1
July 6487 1963 22815 31265 6 6
August 13485 2920 24800 41205 28 6 2 drownings, off hours / unguarded area
September 2533 1098 5755 9386 4 2 2 1 boat rescue, 2 pos. drownings, Torrey Pines
October 3752 2214 7038 13004 3 7 2 boat rescues
November 503 588 1670 2761 0 1 1 caught 8 mice in tower, rescued 1 auto from surf
December  325 625 1336 2286 1 3 one boat rescue in addition to single rescue
Totals 34532 12198 87983 134713 60 32 3
1966
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 223 513 1830 2566 2 4 1 plus 22 preventative actions
February 95 495 2105 2695 0 1
March 332 887 2827 4046 2
April 1897 1548 5365 8810 8
May 2789 1084 6870 10743 10 3 one plane crash
June 7695 1698 14100 23493 4 5 1 1 started recording W.S.C.'s
July 16435 2350 28900 47685 14 11 2 2
August 17500 3020 27600 48120 36 ? 28 4 3 major FA, 1 night call, 83 cards (24 D.M., 30 SDCO, 25 out of city)
September 4540 1307 9430 15277 6 8 4 2 boat rescues
October 1495 3100 6285 10880 1 2 one boat rescue
November 757 1930 3826 6513 0 0 no action this month
December  262 1094 3875 5231 0 1
Totals 54020 19026 113013 186059 83 24 46 8
1967
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 202 755 4155 5112 1 1
February 326 1108 5160 6594 1 2 1 one person exposing himself
March 699 644 4275 5618 5 1 one cliff rescue Torrey Pines, two boat rescues
April 519 565 4250 5334 one plane down, one cliff rescue
May 2285 1709 13254 17248 3 4 one boat rescue, sheriff required once as well
June 5285 1880 14225 21390 3 9
July 18170 4535 36545 59250 25 5 4 GWS entered 159 First Aids for this month - jellyfish stings?
August 17400 4480 27150 49030 39 79 first aids tabulated from cards, 9 major FA's
September 8615 3525 16840 28980 7 14
October 2215 2605 7965 12785 1 2 3 plus two boat rescues
November 1076 2356 5610 9042 1 1
December  250 1438 6385 8073 0 0 no red ink this month
Totals 57042 25600 145814 228456 86 3 117 6
1968
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 461 2394 7595 10450 no red ink in logbook this month
February 583 1672 6110 8365 1 1 cliff rescue, Torrey Pines Glider area, diver with bends
March 798 1015 7543 9356 3 3
April 2494 1448 10270 14212 2 4
May 1491 1258 9910 12659 4 1 one boat assist
June 6572 2256 14490 23318 33 3 plus two boat assists
July 20675 9225 39150 69050 61 51 4
August 24300 8125 45750 78175 16 39 8 13 misc events
September 13605 4405 21780 39790 2 17 2
October 1858 3290 10575 15723 5 6 one boat assist
November 811 1554 5175 7540 0 4
December  377 1116 5085 6578 1 1
Totals 74025 37758 183433 295216 128 7 123 14
1969
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 393 1536 6200 8129 1
February 203 1235 4110 5548 one boat rescue
March 723 2242 11328 14293 2
April 2073 2247 16370 20690 5 6
May 1302 1915 10590 13807 8
June 4162 3821 19490 27473 9 20
July 22025 10415 53850 86290 25 91 4
August 38150 12400 63450 114000 17 47 9
September 19460 6550 25500 51510 7 11 2 two boat rescues
October 1865 3030 10225 15120 1 6
November 1321 3647 14432 19400 4 6 two boat rescues
December  366 786 5995 7147 1 1
Totals 92043 49824 241540 383407 69 199 15
1970
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 284 1180 5875 7339 1
February 442 1710 12410 14562 3 1 responded to one cliff rescue, one traffic accident
March 1907 2257 21670 25834 10 9 4
April 2428 1677 14100 18205 4 1 2 cliff rescues, 1 boat, assist heliocopter on beach, 1 ind. Exposure
May 2348 3052 20090 25490 7
June 5046 4000 21375 30421 2 7 3 one diver assist Torrey Pines
July 22250 7730 51425 81405
August 43225 13200 70975 127400 16 6 9 helped extinguish one fire in parking lot
September 13580 7225 39830 60635 12 2 2 3 fire assist Del Mar general, one boat assist
October 2206 2890 10120 15216 0 6 1
November 1030 2740 7375 11145 0 0 1 one boat assist, overturned hobie in surf at 15th st.
December  254 1974 5350 7578 0 1 2 one assist with house fire (traffic control)
Totals 95000 49635 280595 425230 54 16 34 9
1971
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 215 2471 7770 10456 2 0 0 car went into slough, sharks spotted inshore 11th st.
February 547 2627 19650 22824 2 one capsized boat
March 344 1799 12630 14773 3 1 1
April 1258 1560 15675 18493 3 4 1
May 1174 1478 13345 15997 2 2
June 7788 4250 33550 45588 8 14
July 44055 8950 60550 113555 16 26
August 63919 11528 71750 147197 22 27 8
September 21555 4770 34925 61250 2 17 2
October 4290 4465 13420 22175 1
November 236 2355 11025 13616 3
December  126 975 5755 6856 2 one boat assist
Totals 145507 47228 300045 492780 59 98 12
1972
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 176 1700 10250 12126 4 2 2 boat assists
February 229 2000 10225 12454 0 0
March 629 1620 10490 12739 1 1
April 3221 3252 36195 42668 1 9
May 3075 2492 24075 29642 4 13 2
June 9809 3970 28605 42384 8 2 1
July 67650 10985 79000 157635 19 27 23 6 four boat assists
August 76775 12325 70450 159550 31 21 7 one cliff rescue
September 15840 5605 24240 45685 8 6 3 two boat assists
October 2892 5212 12063 20167 2 4 one boat assist
November 789 2930 8490 12209 2 0
December  678 2344 7185 10207 1 2
Totals 181763 54435 321268 557466 81 27 83 19
1973
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 378 2105 7945 10428 4 0 2 one cliff rescue, one boat assist
February 624 2312 9645 12581 6 3 2 again, one boat and one cliff rescue
March 565 1499 8415 10479 1
April 1644 3337 16235 21216 2 2 2
May 3860 4250 20125 28235 6 4 1 two cliff rescues
June 12365 7945 33460 53770 4 11 one cliff rescue, one boat assist, one resuscitation
July 30650 25520 60250 116420 25 20 5 two boat assists, 5 misc entries
August 37750 13775 65600 117125 14 30 3
September 7575 7645 26375 41595 8 11 3
October 2551 5085 11530 19166 3 5 3 two boat assists
November 575 1963 6030 8568 1 3
December  414 2940 5490 8844 1
Totals 98951 78376 271100 448427 74 90 21
1974
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 313 2588 8285 11186 1 2
February 671 2941 13815 17427 2 1 2/27 @ 2330 major FA, bus hit by train, 15th st.
March 219 1176 5955 7350 2 1
April 2878 4348 18100 25326 9 3 6
May 1833 4015 12505 18353 2 1
June 13287 12288 45330 70905 11 11 2
July 51550 16350 68725 136625 27 24 12 two boat assists
August 36225 10950 60050 107225 13 20 10
September 21701 6425 34775 62901 6 3
October 2591 6936 15075 24602 2 2
November 1325 4990 18085 24400 1 4
December  462 2823 11525 14810 3 one boat assist
Totals 133055 75830 312225 521110 72 77 32
1975
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 505 2271 14005 16781 3
February 368 2137 8150 10655 2 3
March 650 2010 14265 16925 3 2
April 516 1810 12120 14446 1
May 1308 3146 15245 19699 5 4
June 8090 5710 31580 45380 3 29 1
July 32260 12400 74000 118660 38 33 9 jellyfish!, treated over 300 people
August 22690 10950 58450 92090 16 44 7
September 16425 7910 38600 62935 4 11 3
October 1675 3660 13375 18710 1 1
November 858 4883 10165 15906 2
December  191 2327 7390 9908 0 0 0
Totals 85536 59214 297345 442095 71 133 21
1976
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 734 5144 16140 22018 2 4
February 673 4168 10468 15309 2 4 one boat assist
March 1093 4055 16630 21778 5 4 one boat assist
April 812 5257 10275 16344 2 5
May 3533 6955 16875 27363 22 5
June 23230 12060 44475 79765 49 14 9 started recording "assists", also, 65 jellyfish, 5 sting ray stings
July 18700 10370 43800 72870 33 20 18 7 55 jellyfish, two sting ray stings,  two boat assists,
August 33570 12850 63600 110020 52 33 19 6 two boat assists, most rescues ever
September 12860 8795 29450 51105 7 12 5 1
October 11250 8795 29450 49495 18 15 2 two boat assists.
November 4835 7145 16900 28880 3 6 three boat assists
December  1465 6460 9810 17735 2 6
Totals 112755 92054 307873 512682 197 79 100 16 Huge year for rescues
1977
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 1168 5053 13980 20201 1 2 one suicide, body found on beach 0700
February 3286 4440 22970 30696 3 2 10 3
March 1396 2288 15305 18989 2 5 one boat assist
April 3998 6555 28685 39238 6 3 9 1 one boat assist
May 6115 5110 25825 37050 14 3 3 one more boat assist
June 12760 10950 32295 56005 13 4 9 1
July 44350 21225 90980 156555 29 5 39 8
August 45475 13295 70650 129420 33 36 10 city cuts back hours of operation, lasted 2 weeks
September 36515 14450 83400 134365 7 22 3 boat assists
October 4475 9850 31450 45775 2 12 18 3 three boat assists
November 2955 6440 26400 35795 1 8 19 plane lands on beach, towed to area above tide
December  533 3875 14170 18578 6
Totals 163026 103531 456110 722667 111 37 178 26 big attendance increase
1978
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 563 3154 22670 26387 3 1 6 one boat assist, many dogs running loose 27
February 756 2945 18920 22621 1 1 3 the year of the dog!  88 warnings and tickets
March 2210 3705 23070 28985 10 11 10 4 33 dog warnings / tkts
April 2750 4290 21400 28440 8 3 3 one boat assist, 34 dog warnings
May 16776 8315 60125 85216 59 18 31 IRB - Boat #1 put in service, plus seven boat assists, 5 dog tickets
June 18935 8315 60125 87375 45 14 29 6 one boat assist, one cliff rescue, 3 dogs
July 43095 13805 100,500 157400 65 18 46 8 drowning, north end of beach, unguarded at the time
August 56200 21050 83500 160750 24 23 45 9 two boat rescues, one cliff rescue
September 43280 15450 73400 132130 34 39
October 5103 9220 20875 35198 3 15 1 Note:  Capt. Stevens off on medical leave
November 1831 4831 10815 17477 1 1 Oct 1 until April 10, 1979
December  486 4663 12315 17464 5 DMLG run by Grant Larson and seasonal guards
Totals 191985 99743 507715 799443 253 90 229 31
1979
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 430 3800 13580 17810 0 2
February 530 4275 16100 20905 4
March 1632 5165 28775 35572 6 10
April 8360 7000 42025 57385 8 15 5 two boat assists
May 3954 5821 18025 27800 3 12 1 two boat assists
June 34850 12145 62220 109215 43 37 46 10
July 39400 11275 95800 146475 37 40 53 9 six boat assists
August 65300 12315 82650 160265 43 36 40 11 two boat assists
September 43560 16125 80100 139785 40 34 43 11
October 4537 8245 26600 39382 1 7 13 three boat assists
November 961 5810 20029 26800 1 10 5 1 three boat assists
December  979 5485 25625 32089 0 12 7
Totals 204493 97461 511529 813483 182 176 250 48
1980
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 615 5745 16850 23210 8 3 one boat assist
February 1022 2557 20605 24184 4 10 3 2/21 Flooding of coastal area
March 946 2555 18145 21646 6 16 6
April 3839 5176 28225 37240 14 23 7
May 1746 2379 12805 16930 6 8 6 four boat assists
June 28350 12210 77125 117685 56 40 39 8 very busy for the month of June
July 52020 17210 170755 239985 112 85 43 18 busy! Grouped WSC's with Assists
August 83850 20875 128100 232825 152 119 53 23 very busy summer - plus two boat assists
September 15975 6335 51975 74285 4 8 22 4 four boat assists
October 3890 7755 27230 38875 2 10 4
November 1915 5180 25775 32870 1 4 2 one plane crash 11/22
December  840 4455 19020 24315 6 1 one boat assist
Totals 195008 92432 596610 884050 357 317 202 60
1981
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 741 3910 20755 25406 12 1 one boat assist
February 1979 3765 28555 34299 6 8 4
March 1276 3416 21327 26019 1 3 4 one boat assist
April 6498 4410 36112 47020 11 13
May 20110 7210 64275 91595 13 15 18 7 two boat assists
June 50290 10065 98580 158935 91 71 45 18 50 dog violations, 3 boat assists
July 81900 13025 129927 224852 115 111 63 12 three boat rescues, 5 boat assists
August 59700 26200 109440 195340 57 67 72 20 five boat rescues / assists
September 32050 12535 69000 113585 25 19 35 10
October 7445 5980 29305 42730 1 9 11 three boat assists
November 1805 5670 21770 29245 0 4 6 one boat assist
December  635 5385 17375 23395 2 10 2 12/23 plane crash lands in surf, no injuries, towed out with truck
Totals 264429 101571 646421 1012421 322 299 297 74 Attendance breaks one million for the first time !
1982
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 330 2795 21220 24345 3 2 three boat rescues
February 1595 4305 24430 30330 3 1 5 2 one boat assist
March 796 3340 19005 23141 5 one boat assist, Flood assistance two times
April 6800 8571 39330 54701 3 10 22 1 three boat rescues
May 9550 6845 39500 55895 11 6 16 one boat assist
June 16940 11460 46895 75295 28 20 29 5 three boat assists, rescues note, 12 from IRB, 16 from beach
July 69250 23960 144450 237660 144 125 69 22 rescues (beach 99, boat 45), 3 boat assists, one dog rescued
August 79450 21545 124325 225320 125 67 65 21 three boat assists
September 28805 14695 63375 106875 33 51 30 9
October 11425 10175 41370 62970 22 3 25 4 three boat assists, of 22 rescues, 19 were made on Del Mar Day
November 930 4385 11240 16555 0 1 5 Capt. Stevens retires 11/23, Grant Larson becomes Captain
December  320 3389 10705 14414 0 5 4 1 one boat assist
Totals 226191 115465 585845 927501 369 289 278 67
1983
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 850 4200 17940 22990 1 3 15 1 two boat assists, 1/27 Major Flooding of coastal area
February 680 2150 19115 21945 2 6 6 John Schooler issued LT. Badge
March 609 1783 11985 14377 8 18 11 2
April 2076 2850 15835 20761 8 10 7 one boat assist
May 5135 7400 29555 42090 8 22 18 one boat assist
June 32505 13965 78650 125120 60 84 37 2 two boat assists, one airplane
July 71350 20200 146100 237650 116 230 100 21 ambulance 8 times, 5 boats, 3 vehic on beach, sheriff called 20 times
August 81950 22365 128750 233065 88 116 88 12 one boat assist, of rescues, 11 from IRB
September 47450 11050 88275 146775 16 25 56 18
October 13190 13050 61050 87290 14 5 24 2 one boat assist
November 1995 6920 18510 27425 2 13 5
December  712 2485 9410 12607 0 13 4
Totals 258502 108418 625175 992095 323 545 371 58
1984
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 1473 6133 26930 34536 1 8 one boat assist, 130 dog owner contacts
February 1100 4030 16840 21970 1 11
March 2700 4960 32955 40615 1 5 10 53 dog contacts
April 5795 3250 42190 51235 18 30 18 6
May 17470 7955 64300 89725 47 58 26 3 six boat assists
June 38460 13975 87700 140135 42 60 62 8 itemized:  For details, see scan of these statistics
July 85450 23420 182150 291020 100 285 108 23 16 Major first aids of 108
August 89850 24300 158900 273050 65 148 90 32 two boat assists
September 53405 15210 99250 167865 40 81 69 15 133 dog warnings, 100 glass warnings
October 5950 7535 24045 37530 50 6 2
November 1115 6005 11385 18505 1 3
December  410 3457 10910 14777 1 3 2 one boat assist
Totals 303178 120230 757555 1180963 313 721 414 91
1985
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 697 5335 26325 32357 1 5 one boat assist
February 1240 2955 20630 24825 1 6
March 1331 4370 23435 29136 10
April 6535 5470 29840 41845 5 6 11 2
May 9760 7785 49030 66575 27 30 30 2 two boat assists
June 27675 15600 83475 126750 41 137 68 11 two boat assists
July 59100 21700 133600 214400 50 120 103 33 seven boat assists, 10 citations (various)
August 76950 29553 147350 253853 40 151 94 36
September 31100 17200 76150 124450 26 120 37 6 one boat assist
October 6166 8649 22178 36993 2 14 14 4
November 980 5275 9345 15600 8 1
December  916 5375 15700 21991 3 4 6 1
Totals 222450 129267 637058 988775 194 584 392 96
1986
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
January 1255 6830 28685 11 1
February 493 2050 15235 2 1 8 log book #12 ends
March 7580 4695 37685 14 8 23 3
April 12085 7800 42545 7 16 27 6
May 18965 14490 73750 24 18 40 7
June 43125 20520 98600 112 136 70 13
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1987
Month Swimmers Surfers Patrons Totals Rescues W.S.C. First Aids Lost Persons Notes and other items of interest
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