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Five people have died in the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Palm Beach County’s coast since Nov. 1.. The two most recent: A 15-year-old boy and a 55-year-old man, one in Boynton Beach ...
Last month alone, rip currents in Florida killed eight people within four days. As beachgoers look to cool down over the July 4 holiday, here’s how to spot rip currents and how to protect ...
A couple vacationing with their six kids in Hutchinson Island, Florida, were killed in a rip current this week. Here's how to escape a rip current.
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 Mexico beaches stretching ...
A fifth beachgoer has drowned in just four days during sweltering heat at a popular vacation spot in Florida. A 29-year-old man died Sunday in a rip current at Panama City Beach. Further details ...
On Florida's Gulf Coast, there's an area prone to constant rip currents that pull people offshore — so safety is the number one priority. Daryl Paul runs Panama City's Beach Safety Division, and ...
A rip current (or just 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 agency wrote that rip currents were expected. Following the drowning, flags were double red and the beach was closed for swimming, the Martin County Fire Rescue said.