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San Diego Fire estimates more than 1 million people visited local beaches during July 4 weekend

SDFD estimates 385,000 people celebrated the Fourth of July at City of San Diego beaches.

SAN DIEGO — As hot temperatures soared across America’s Finest City, hundreds of thousands of visitors packed San Diego beaches to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. 

San Diego Fire-Rescue shared crowd count estimates that revealed 385,000 people spent the Fourth of July at City of San Diego beaches.

According to SDFD, a total of 1,125,000 million people visited a City of San Diego beach starting on Thursday and throughout the holiday weekend.

The breakdown

Crowd estimates according to San Diego Fire-Rescue:

  • Thursday, July 4 – 385,000
  • Friday, July 5– 250,000
  • Saturday, July 6 – 275,000
  • Sunday, July 7 – 215,000
  • Weekend total-1,125,000

Water rescues

Out of more than one million visitors to San Diego beaches, a total of 832 water rescues were performed by San Diego Fire-Rescue lifeguards and personnel.  A total of 371 people were rescued on July 4.

Water rescue estimates according to San Diego Fire-Rescue:

  • Thursday, July 4 – 371
  • Friday, July 5– 194
  • Saturday, July 6 – 139
  • Sunday, July 7 – 128
  • Weekend total– 832

 
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