Rip-Currents at beach in Lake Worth Beach
A rip current survivor story from a beachgoer at Lake Worth Beach, Florida, on the NOAA website:"I was at Lake Worth Beach, Florida, on a beautiful relaxing beach day. Water looked fairly calm. Made my way out until I started to feel a little uncomfortable and turned around to come back and discovered I couldn't. I struggled to plant my feet on the sandy bottom but couldn't. The current was taking me out! The waves were pounding into me and water was entering my mouth.
"Wave after wave was wearing me down as I dog paddled. I calmed myself down and remembered the instructions. I swam horizontal to the shore and finally touched bottom. I thought I was going to die that day! No one on shore was aware of my situation. Although I still love the ocean and beach, that day changed me forever but a little bit of knowledge can save your life! It saved mine."
NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Will Ulrich previously told Newsweek: "Rip currents have been the number one weather-related killer in east-central Florida and along the Eastern Seaboard. Even distant hurricanes can become hazardous."
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