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Bookmark or Share- What is a rip current? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceRip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that are prevalent along the East, Gulf, and West coasts of the U.S., as well as along the shores of the Great Lakes. Moving at speeds of up to eight feet per second, rip currents can move faster than an Olympic swimmer. Panicked swimmers often try to counter a rip current by ...
- Rip current safety: Coast Guard officer explains how to stay ... - News4JAXFlorida is home to the most rip current deaths in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. Last year, 82 people across the county died after they were caught in a rip current ...
- Attorneys reveal Broward teacher has brain damage from Fort Lauderdale ...The attorneys for a woman injured in a fatal crane collapse that occurred earlier this month in downtown Fort Lauderdale have filed a lawsuit on her behalf, they announced Friday at a news conference.
- Rip current statement affecting Mobile and Baldwin counties from ..."Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water," explains the weather service. "Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float.
- Rip current - WikipediaA rip current (also rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore by cutting through the lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing out to sea. The force of the current in a rip is strongest and fastest ...
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