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Rip Current Safety | USLA & Ben Carlson Memorial Foundation

Over 80 percent of surf rescues are caused by rip currents. At beaches protected by USLA affiliated agencies, the chance of a fatal drowning is just 1 in 18 million beach visits. So always swim near a lifeguard. In this reel, filmed at Newport Beach, Lifeguard Captain Andy Matsuyama explains how rip currents form and why they can catch even confident swimmers by surprise. If you think you may be caught in a rip current, relax. Rip currents don’t pull you under and swimming against the current will only make you tired. Instead, you may be able to escape by swimming out of the current in a direction following the shoreline, or toward breaking waves, then at an angle toward the beach. Or you may be able to escape by floating or treading water if the current circulates back toward shore. If you feel you will be unable to reach shore, draw attention to yourself. If you need help, yell and wave for assistance. Learn more about rip current safety at usla.org/ripcurrents This video is a joint project between the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) and the Ben Carlson Memorial & Scholarship Foundation, with the support of the Newport Beach Lifeguards. 🎥 Video by Canon Castro