rip currents

July 14, 2025

How swimmers can escape rip currents

June 30, 2024 The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Stinging jellyfish, rays with whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and account for the […]

Rip currents prompted 200 rescues in Virginia and North Carolina over the July Fourth weekend

July 5, 2023 The Associated Press

Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and North Carolina over the holiday weekend. Tom Gill, chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, told The Virginian-Pilot […]