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Six people have died in Florida after they were caught in rip currents
Cristian Benavides reports as Americans start heading to the beach this summer, some sobering reminders about dangerous conditions in the ocean.
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Cristian Benavides reports as Americans start heading to the beach this summer, some sobering reminders about dangerous conditions in the ocean.
Six people died from them in two days this week in Panama City Beach and Stuart Beach. All of them were from out of state.
Chaotic moments off the coast of Dania Beach on Sunday when 4 people got caught in rip currents.
Chaotic moments off the coast of Dania Beach on Sunday when 4 people got caught in rip currents.
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Officials are warning beachgoers to be aware of rip currents
A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida's Panhandle to Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Dangerous rip currents have claimed the lives of two people, including a 3-year-old child, and left a third person missing at a beach near Tampa, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
Rip currents are powerful currents of water moving away from shore. They can sweep even the strongest swimmer away from shore. Here is what you need to know if ever caught in one.
Rough surf conditions and rip tides off Panama City Beach have cost three men their lives.
Authorities say a woman drowned over the weekend when she got caught up in a strong rip current off the Jupiter coast.
A day at the beach turned deadly for a mother whose children got caught in strong rip currents off St. Petersburg beach over the weekend.
Dangerous rip currents turned deadly Thursday in Miami Beach where one woman died and four others were hospitalized after getting caught in powerful undertow.
Rough surf and the threat of rip currents has led to both rescues and drownings this weekend.
On a weekend packed with outdoor activities like beach days, swimmers are warned to keep safe and keep an eye out for rip currents.
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Red flags are flying for a fourth straight day at South Florida beaches signaling rough seas and potentially dangerous rip currents.
Rip currents are making the beaches a little treacherous in parts of South Florida.
An Indiana University Hoosiers football player was rescued by a friend who said he acted on instinct when the group got caught in a rip current.
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