Do you know to spot a rip current? According to Surf Life Saving Australia, 70% of people don't know how to correctly identify a rip current, and 2 out 3 people who think they can actually get it wrong. When waves break on a beach they push water towards the shoreline. Once that water reaches the shore, it must find a way back out to sea. So it flows into deeper channels and away from the shore. These deeper channels are called rip currents. | Surf Simply

4.6K views · 23 reactions | Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness Week Survive A Rip Current Beach Survival Tips: ⚠️Caught in a Rip current? DON'T PANIC. Good swimmer? Swim parallel to shore til you clear the pull of the rip current. 路Not a skilled swimmer? Flip on your back & float. WAVE & YELL to get the lifeguard's attention! ⛱️Be #BeachSmart! | Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners | Facebook

Know how to spot and survive a rip current? It's crucial to know this info around here. And recently, two deputies saved six people from the churning Gulf. Read that story here: http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2016/07/27/deputies-credited-saving-family-rough-gulf/87621826/ | Pensacola News Journal

42K views · 61 reactions | Find out how to identify a rip current, and what to do if you’re caught in one, in this “Rip Current Survival Guide.” It could save your life: https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode9-ripcurrent/welcome.html | NOAA Ocean Today | Facebook