The National Weather Service issued a special statement on rip currents that is in effect through 8 p.m Saturday, Aug. 2.

A group of more than 10 people were pulled far from shore and scattered along a “dog-leg” rip current, which bends and abruptly changes direction. Aerial footage from a police helicopter ...

10 swimmers rescued from monster rip current on the 4th of July in Newport Beach, CA. Captured by a Huntington Beach Police helicopter. Today, over 350 rescues were made in Newport Beach alone. # ...

Rip currents, fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore, can drag a swimmer way out into the ocean and exhaust them trying to fight their way out. At least three dozen other ...

Lake Michigan is especially prone to rip currents, which are powerful currents of water moving away from the shore, and they can sweep even the strongest swimmer away from shore. According to the ...

A former professional baseball player and father of three died while trying to save swimmers from a rip current off the coast of South Carolina on Sunday, authorities said. Chase Childers, who was ...

LOS ANGELES -- Many beachgoers enjoying the waters off Newport Beach on the Fourth of July holiday were in for a rude awakening. Lifeguards rescued 350 people Friday after the surf turned dangerous.