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There’s a new push to protect beach communities from severe weather such as lightning and high winds — and sometimes even sharks in the water. On Wednesday, local leaders gave a demonstration in Torrance of a new emergency system to help evacuate the water and beach in seconds.

KTLA’s Courtney Friel reports from Torrance for the KTLA 5 News at 1 on Nov. 13, 2019.