The greatest danger lurking in the waves at the beach this summer isn't a shark — it's a rip current. About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United ...

A Pennsylvania couple drowned in a rip current while vacationing in Florida this week, leaving their six children orphans. Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were swimming in the surf on ...

A day of swimming at the beach can quickly turn deadly whenever rip currents are present. Imagine floating along with the surf when suddenly a strong flow of water knocks you off balance — sometimes ...

Forecasters have warned that a former tropical disturbance making its way inland is making Gulf Coast beaches prime for rip currents, a deadly ocean danger that kills dozens every year in the United ...

An estimated 100 people are killed each year by rip currents, which drag swimmers away from shore Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Rip currents usually reach a speed of 1 to 2 feet per second. Hurricane Erin won't make landfall in the U.S., but it will bring dangerous rip currents to the East Coast. Beachgoers from Florida to the ...

Within the inviting waters of the ocean, a silent peril lurks beneath — powerful, narrow channels of water known as rip currents. A rip current possesses the ability to carry even the strongest ...