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Indian River museum shares unique history of Delaware surfmen

By Kaitlyn Cupelli
Posted 7/24/26

From 1876 to 1915, 419 people were saved from the ocean off the coast of Delaware, thanks to the state’s lifesaving services station, near the Indian River, between Dewey and Bethany beaches.

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