Important Things to Know , About Dangerous Ocean, Rip Currents.<br />'The Independent' reports that rip currents pose <br />the greatest danger to beachgoers, <br />accounting for the most beach rescues every year. .<br />Over a recent two-day period in Florida,<br />six people drowned in rip currents.<br />Every year, about 100 people drown <br />because of rip currents in the United States <br />according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association.<br />Over 80% of beach rescues <br />involve rip currents every year.<br />So far in 2024, the National <br />Weather Service has listed 16 deaths <br />from rip currents in U.S. waters. .<br />A rip current is a narrow column of water that <br />flows rapidly away from the beach, which are capable <br />of pulling swimmers a fair distance from the shore.<br />Rip currents normally form <br />at low spots along the beach <br />or along jetties and piers.<br />While sometimes associated <br />with stormy weather, they can <br />also occur on sunny, clear days.<br />Rip currents are also difficult to <br />detect as the surface water near <br />them often appears to be calm. .<br />'The Independent' reports that the best advice to escape a <br />rip current is to try and swim parallel to the shore and not <br />to tire yourself out before having to swim back to land. .<br />'The Independent' reports that the best advice to escape a <br />rip current is to try and swim parallel to the shore and not <br />to tire yourself out before having to swim back to land.
