A wild rescue unfolded off the coast of Porthcawl, Wales, when a surfer was swept out to sea by a strong rip current. A lifeboat crew raced to him after a bystander called for help, capturing the ...

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 ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

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 ...