Many UCF students work as lifeguards, or have worked as lifeguards in their hometowns.
So this story sparking outrages across the country may hit home. KnightNews.com has learned a South Florida lifeguard patrolling Hallandale Beach was fired because he saved a man’s life — who was drowning outside of the area Tomas Lopez, 21, was being paid to patrol.
If you were the lifeguard in this situation, what would you do? Save a life, or save your job?