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Some beaches at popular federal parks are open for swimming with no lifeguards at all.
The Trump administration slashed jobs, offered buyouts to employees, and implemented a hiring freeze at the park service.
The park service is not providing information about the impact the employment squeeze is having on lifeguard services at national parks.
Each year , about 4,000 people drown in the United States , according to the CDC .
The shortage is hitting the town of Chincoteague ’s popular beach just as the high season kicks in.
The park service cuts come amid an overall national shortage in lifeguards that already raises the risk for swimming at beaches.
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