The P.E.I. Lifesaving Society and local swimmers are warning people not to underestimate the strength of rip currents this summer following a civilian rescue at Thunder Cove at the end of July. The ...

Rip currents pose the greatest threat to swimmers, but beachgoers should also be careful about wildlife and sun exposure.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest ...

Rip currents are silent killers. These fast-moving channels of water can reach speeds of 1 to 2 feet per second, but have been measured as high as 8 feet per second.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)—A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of ...

A father and his young son caught in a rip current off Anna Maria Island’s Bean Point on Florida’s Gulf Coast were saved from drowning when marine officers rescued them about 100 yards from shore. The ...

Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks have been placed under a tropical storm and storm surge watch as the still-growing, powerful, major Hurricane Erin begins a northward turn Tuesday that could send ...

BOSTON (AP) — Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this ...