Contributor content. Learn how to look out for rip currents when at the Jersey Shore and what to do if you are caught in one.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Hot, summer days usually mean packed, sandy beaches along Lake Michigan, but those sunny, calm days can turn dangerous and sometimes deadly. Rip currents are a common term along ...

Beach vacations are meant to be blissful escapes from the stress of everyday life. If you're not careful, however, any idyllic holiday can turn disastrous if you don't pay attention to your ...

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 California swim coach is being hailed a hero after diving into action to rescue a father and daughter stuck in an ocean rip ...

Florida's Atlantic coast will not be the place to be this week. Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water due to a high risk of rip currents through at least Wednesday. There will be rough surf ...

A high rip current risk is in effect through Monday evening for all coastal Palm Beach County. Rip current risk is expected to remain high throughout the rest of the week. Two swimmers had to be ...