Ocean rip currents have been called silent killers. Simulators can help swimmers learn how to survive.

Volusia County Beach Safety unveiled a rip current simulator at Daytona State’s Aquatic Center. The tool will help residents ...

When waves break near the shoreline, water piles up between the wave and the beach. One of the ways the water returns to the ocean is in the form of a rip current. A rip current is the narrow stream ...

In this edition of Next Weather, FOX10 Meteorologist Nicholas Herboso shares important tips on how to spot rip currents and ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

The teaching ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"It's definitely a strong current. It's nothing to mess around with," an EMT lifeguard said after testing the equipment.

Constant eastward wind flow will keep humidity levels present across parts of Florida. This also increases the risk of rip currents along Florida's east coast.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. (WCIV) -- The Coast Guard is warning the public about the dangers of rip currents, especially in the days following severe weather.The warning comes after the deaths of two ...