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Might want to relax on the beach, 73-year-old jerry lambert is out saving lives. he has been a lifeguard for decades and has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. this is a great story. i love this guy! >> vladimir putin, eat your heart out! this guy has been overlooking the beaches of long island new york for centuries. his story is a reminder that there is nothing, nothing like doing what you love! >> 73 and i feel at 14 again. [laughter] >> jerry is a lifeguard at a beach on long island, new york. >> i am the oldest guy on the beach. >> he worked as an electrician in manhattan for decades ...

14. >> jerry lambert is a lifeguard on long island new york. >> the sky on the beach. he worked as an electrician in manhattan for decades but started coming to the beach for a summer job when he was just 17. eventually, he moved to florida but on every summer over 43 years jerry has found his way back on duty here. >> the northeast has the swell, the big stuff is here. it's not in the whidbey florida. >> like the waves, jerry has become one of the beaches character. >> we look forward to him coming back every year. >> even a battle of prostate cancer in the replacement has not slowed him down...

Saturday night live. at a major most people might want to relax on the beach, 73-year-old jerry lambert is out saving lives. he has been a lifeguard for decades and has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. this is a great story. i love this guy! >> vladimir putin, eat your heart out! this guy has been overlooking the beaches of long island new york for centuries. his story is a reminder that there is nothing, nothing like doing what you love! >> 73 and i feel at 14 again. [laughter] >> jerry is a lifeguard at a beach on long island, new york. >> i am the oldest guy on the beach. >> he work...

Road and clearing up traffic. hyper- lube says it is the future of transportation but with the pods topping speeds of 716 miles an hour they will need to convince people, not just cargo to go for a ride. >> it certainly looks cool. rick: why do you keep looking at me that? arthel: most people just want to relax at the beach but not 73 -year-old -- that's what i said, 73 -year-old jerry. he's been watching over swimmers for nearly half of his life and he says he will keep on going as long as he is physically fit. ryan has more. >> jerry lambert has been pulling swimmers from rip tides overlooki...

Character. >> it kind of keeps you young. jerry passed a lifeguard endurance test and a 50-yard swim sprint every year since 1961. >> the essence of being a lifeguard is knowing you did the job well. reporter: as for the number of swimmers he saved. >> it's not a count or told school answers. there are a lot of jobs i walked away from. every summer is a pleasure. reporter: he says this will be his last year as a lifeguard but it won't keep him from surfing. kelly: if we can only be that