The National Weather Service released an updated rip current statement at 3:38 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 8 p.m. for ...

Many beachgoers enjoying the waters off Newport Beach on the July Fourth holiday were in for a rude awakening. Lifeguards ...

Between 2010 and 2017, there were approximately 50 drowning fatalities each year associated with rough surf and strong ...

How to identify rip currents and what to do if you're caught in one 06:08. The greatest danger lurking in the waves at the beach this summer isn't a shark — it's a rip current.. About 100 people ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted a moderate rip current risk for all Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick County beaches on Thursday.According to the NWS, the forecast was issued on ...

On Saturday at 7:51 p.m. a rip current statement was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC valid for Sunday between 6 a.m. and 8 ...

Rip currents— narrow channels of fast-moving water that commonly occur along U.S. coastlines — are the reason for more than 80% of beach rescues, ...

Rip currents can be dangerous and even deadly if you don't know what to do. Learn how to keep yourself safe this summer.

Rip currents usually reach a speed of 1 to 2 feet per second, but some can clock in at 8 feet per second, which is faster than an Olympic swimmer, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A rip current statement was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC on Saturday at 3:14 a.m. valid between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for ...

Senior lifeguard Bosco McAuley was out on a rescue board patrolling the busy Downhill Beach when he noticed the two swimmers ...

Paul Peters drowned July 4 while saving his son from a rip current off Hunting Island State Park. Strangers leapt into action ...