On Sunday at 8:17 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a rip current statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover.

What are the warning signs? Which direction should you swim if you want to survive?

Rip currents are powerful channels of water that can occur at any beach with breaking waves. Signs of a rip current include a ...

Ocean rescue officials in South Florida are warning beachgoers to take rip currents and changing surf conditions seriously as ...

Rip currents off the North Carolina coast can be deadly. Often times, the person who goes out to rescue a swimmer in trouble ...

As Memorial Day weekend kicks off, and summer unofficially gets underway, beachgoers may be wary of rip currents across East ...

A deputy patrolling Lovers Key Beach on Sunday quickly shucked his shoes and socks to rescue three girls caught in a rip ...