Rip Currents & Other Hidden Hazards That Everyone Who Swims and Plays In Oceans or Lakes Needs to Know

Most trips to the beach are pleasantly uneventful with visitors taking in the sun, sand and surf, and maybe searching for a seashell or two. Assuming you know how to swim, choose a day when the weather is good and the water is calm, and don’t stay out in the sun for too long, the beach hardly looks like a place full of potential hazards … but in this case looks can be deceiving.

Oceans and lakes are home to powerful currents, tides and waves that can come up seemingly from nowhere and quickly devastate the life of someone who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. What makes this issue so crucial is that these potentially hazardous conditions can, and do, exist in seemingly innocent water, and often not far from shore.

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