Rip Current Survival Guide

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Rip currents can be dangerous to anyone. If you know how to spot them, and how to respond if caught in one, you could save your own life or the lives of others. Play

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Rip Current Survival Guide

Rip Current Survival Guide
(PART 1)

Break the Grip of the Rip
for Teens
(PART 2)

Rip Current Safety for Kids
(PART 3)

Rip Current Science
(PART 4)

Rip Current: Protect Yourself
to Save Others

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Rip Current Survival Guide

Rip Current Survival Guide (PART 1)

Break the Grip of the Rip for Teens (PART 2)

Rip Current Safety for Kids (PART 3)

Rip Current Science (PART 4)

Rip Current: Protect Yourself to Save Others

Official websites use .gov

Secure websites use HTTPS

Rip Current Survival Guide
(PART 1)

Break the Grip of the Rip
for Teens
(PART 2)

Rip Current Safety for Kids
(PART 3)

Rip Current Science
(PART 4)

Rip Current: Protect Yourself
to Save Others