From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves. Its appearance can be deceiving.

Tips on how to escape a rip current in Lake Michigan, and how to help a struggling swimmer without putting yourself at risk.

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Rip currents explained: Why they’re so dangerous and how to stay safe Rip currents are the #1 beach hazard, here’s how to survive them 1 a year on average compared to 100!

Officials say the pair were wading in the lake around 11:30 a.m. Sunday when they stepped into a rip current channel at Washington Park Beach. They were pulled far away from shore into deeper water.

“If you don’t understand what they’re doing and how to react within a rip current, they can be deadly for anyone,” Gill said. “As the tide starts coming in from low to high is probably ...

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Father drowns after saving 5 people from rip current in South Carolina Chase Childers, 38, was a former baseball player and police officer.

Increasing northeast winds will bring a rising risk of dangerous rip currents to many eastern NC beaches on Wednesday. Most of the Outer Banks from Shackelford Beach to Duck will be in a moderate ...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A Georgia father who died on Pawleys Island over the weekend helped save multiple swimmers in distress from a rip current. Anderson ‘Chase’ Childers,… ...