Volusia County beaches see sand return after king tides and wind
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For days, there was barely any beach to walk on in Volusia County. Now the sand is coming back, and so are the people.Earlier this week, king tides and strong winds pushed the ocean up to the seawall in Daytona Beach. Lifeguard towers were pulled off the beach. By Friday, the water had backed off enough for people to walk again.Related-- King tides bring dangerous surf, flooding threat to Central Florida beachesDeborah and her friend like to walk a mile to the bandshell and back. She said the waves had been “crashing way up on the wall.”Carrie Carcione, who is visiting from Ohio, was glad to be back out. “I am excited for it to go down a little bit so that we can actually sit on the beach and enjoy the waves,” she said.King tides, high surf threaten local beaches as coastal erosion concerns growThe slowdown hit businesses too. Jarrett George works at a souvenir shop near the beach. “It was very bad. Yeah, it was the slowest I’ve seen in a while,” he said.In New Smyrna Beach, the king t