Beating the heat at the beach

With July 4th just around the corner, tourists and locals will be making their way down to the beach to celebrate Independence Day and cool off.

- with july 4th just around the - corner, tourists and locals wil- be making their way down to the- beach to celebrate- independence day and cool off.- news 25's grace boyles has more- from the beaches of - biloxi.

- - fourth of july on the coast - means barbeques, fireworks, - tourists, and - - this year - sweltering- temperatures.

Illinois native - and biloxi beach-goer kyle ruch- - - - is finding ways to beat the hea- during his stay.

Kyle ruch, - tourist: "well i mean the water helps, you know, stuff like - that.

- uh, other than that, you know,- i've been kinda used to it a- little bit, but the humidity is- kinda, you know, taking its - toll.

But, just doing what we - - - - can.

We're not out here for ver- long, so we're just going to- kinda bite the bullet."

With the impending influx of- people coming to the coast for- the holiday weekend, life's a - beach jet ski rentals will- continue to do what it can to - slow the spread of covid-19.- becky southern, life's a beach- rentals: "fourth of july coming up, we usually pretty - packed then.

We still keep our- chairs six feet apart.

If - somebody is in a- - - - family and wants to push them - together that's up to them, if- they're in a family,- come from a family home need tw- sets."

Grace boyles, news 25: "despite the high temperatures, southern- says people - will still flock to the beach - beacuse that's where the water- and the breeze is."

Becky southern, life's a beach- rentals: "and if they get hot, they just get in the water, - you know.

And then they can com- back, get back under the- umbrella.

So i-- i think- they'll still come out.

Yeah, i- don't think that will have an - impact on it at all."

Based on accounts of years- passed, southern- predicts a long and busy day at- the beach for the 4th of july.- becky southern, life's a beach- rentals: "they get slammed earl in the morning- and then it's just packed all - day long.

It's just steady, you- know, steady tourists - coming in and in and out.

But w- are usually here from 9 'til- probably 7:30, 8- o'clock, sometimes 10 o'clock a- night."

Just because it's a popular - weekend to hit the beach- doesn't mean your wallet has to- - - - pay the price.

Becky southern,- life's a beach rentals: "the rates don't change because it's- a holiday - - - - weekend.

They don't change- because of an event.

That's jus- our normal rates.

We do militar- discounts."

Dealing with the heat isn't har- for ruch because at the end of- the