Before you get in the ocean this Memorial Day weekend, look for rip currents. Here's how to identify them and how to escape, ...

Is undertow the same as a rip current ... stand back from an elevated position, like a dune line or beach access, and look for places where waves are not breaking,” NOAA says.

Chris Smith: No [laughs]. Never surfed. My family was from New Rochelle, and we went to Jones Beach when I was a kid. And I ...

Here’s where Florida ranked on Whitley Law’s list of the states where it’s most dangerous to swim and tips for identifying and escaping rip currents.