By News staff
Providence Journal video/ Frieda Squires
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- More than 100 prospective lifeguards turned out in the cold Thursday to test their skills in the surf off Scarborough State Beach.
The prospective lifeguards practiced mock rescues as the Rhode Island Department of Parks and Recreation hosted its surf testing.
Carrying surfboards under their arms, they dashed across the beach and into the dark water to practice board rescues. And they worked together hauling lines across the sand as they would to pull a struggling swimmer from the water.