A couple drowned in the Gulf of America while visiting a Florida resort, despite the heroic efforts of a bystander who ...

DESTIN, Fla. -- The Destin Fire Control District unveiled their newly acquired rip current simulator. First responders call the $13,000 piece of equipment life- ...

The risk of rip currents is rising this week across the Gulf Coast from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Destin, Florida, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are warning beachgoers to ...

A father of three died last week saving two of his children from a rip current while they were vacationing in Florida, family members and friends said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

A father from Maine drowned in a rip current off Juno Beach, Florida, while saving two of his children. The National Weather Service has issued high rip current risk statements for both Florida's East ...

As of April 15, 14 people across the United States have died in the "surf zone," according to preliminary data gathered by the National Weather Service. That includes at least four in Florida, with ...

The National Weather Service Office in Mobile has warned of dangerous rip current and surf conditions in the Florida Panhandle this week. The rip current forecast comes after two drownings at two ...

Rip currents have killed 285 people in Florida over the past 16 years. Rip current advisories are issued by the NWS - and beach flags also indicate dangerous conditions. Why do so many ignore the ...