Rip currents account for more than 50 deaths a year in Costa Rica; approximately 19 drownings a year involve foreign tourists from the United States, Nicaragua, Canada and Germany.

Follow the lifeguard's instructions and look for flags that designate where the safe areas are for swimming, if any. Avoid the water until the rip current risk level is lowered.

If you’re headed to the Eastern Shore of Maryland or Delaware this week for a beach getaway before the school year starts, you may have to stay out of the water. Dangerous rip currents could ...

The high risk of dangerous rip currents is expected to continue at the Jersey Shore through Friday ahead of what is expected to be a dry, sunny and beautiful summer weekend.