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 ...

This former lifeguard helped launch an ocean safety campaign in Australia. Can his tips for escaping deadly rip currents save ...

"It's definitely a strong current. It's nothing to mess around with," an EMT lifeguard said after testing the equipment.

Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but knowing what ...

Hurricane Erin remains offshore as it moves northward along the U.S. Southeast coast today, continuing to generate large Atlantic waves that will pose dangerous surf and marine hazards through Friday.

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 ...

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 ...

A system linked to Hurricane Erin is expected to bring higher surf and dangerous rip currents to South Florida in the coming days, with Broward County beaches facing the greatest risk, according to ...

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 ...