What to do when pulled by a rip current [Video]
A rip current develops where waves break, and it is for a person to suddenly be pulled out to sea.
WITH the recent spate of drowning incidents along the coast, some being caused by rip currents, the National Sea Rescue Institute is urging extreme public caution when out at the beach swimming or fishing.
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Rip currents can develop where there are breaking waves. Bigger waves produce stronger currents, and these ‘rivers’ of current are produced by water moving from the beach back out to sea. They happen all the time at many beaches and are the biggest danger that visitors face in the water.
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