ORLANDO, Fla. – Whenever heading to a beach off Florida’s east coast, knowing how to identify a rip current and how to safely escape could mean the difference between life and death. Rips, swiftly ...

Ocean conditions were considered life-threatening across many beaches in the U.S. and the Caribbean.

Contributor content. Learn how to look out for rip currents when at the Jersey Shore and what to do if you are caught in one.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just in time for spring break, one Florida lifeguard agency has a new tool for teaching swimmers how to survive deadly rip ...

Florida's coast, from Palm Coast to Miami, is expected to have a high risk for rip currents -- a red flag -- through Sunday, March 22. Here's how to spot a rip current and stay safe.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As spring break approaches, a new tool is being used in Volusia County to give swimmers firsthand experience of the dangers of rip currents. Volusia County Beach Safety on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know how to get out of a rip current? Do you know what a rip current feels like? A new simulator has debuted at Daytona ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Tropical Storm Erin -- which is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Saturday morning -- won't have a direct impact on the U.S., but it will bring dangerous rip ...

HOW THESE SCAMS WORK AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. RIP CURRENTS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DANGERS AT OUR BEACHES. AND NOW LIFEGUARDS ARE RECREATING THAT THREAT IN A CONTROLLED SETTING. VOLUSIA COUNTY IS ...

Starting Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night, a rip current statement is in effect for Pinellas County, as well as coastal Hillsborough, Manatee, Charlotte and Lee counties, according to the ...