Depending on how you look at it; rip currents can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. These powerful flowing bands of water have caught bathers, swimmers, surfers out for years – and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of April 15, 14 people across the United States have died in the "surf zone," according to preliminary data gathered by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Memorial Day weekend kicks off, and summer unofficially gets underway, beachgoers may be wary of rip currents across East Coast ...

To someone who's getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. Lifeguards, however, say to not only relax, but to flip ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Rip currents occur all year round in Florida, but they become more noticeable in ...

SAN DIEGO — To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, “Don’t panic!” may be difficult to heed, even if that’s exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but ...

Headed to the beach? Learn how to spot a rip current and why swimming parallel to shore could save your life.

Boynton Beach Fire Rescue assisted a swimmer as 6- to 8-foot waves battered Palm Beach County beaches under a high surf ...