Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20120705:08:47:00
Lifeguards leaving en masse, seven of them in disgust. >> we are basically supposed to do is watch them die, technically. >> reporter: just then we came across brian ritchie who walked off this guard tower to turn in the whistle and the shirt off his back. brian, did you just quit? >> i did just quit. >> how did it go? >> it was rough. i am glad that i can -- separate myself from this. ir i knew if the incident every came up, i would go. >> reporter: they made a pact choosing to save lives instead of their jobs. matt gutman, abc news, helendale beach, florida. >> i am so confused. lifeguards a...