rip current

An Orange County man who was rescued from a powerful rip current reunited with the two lifeguards who saved him and two children. The lifeguards pulled him and the children to safety during the incident.

Jordan Matthew, a shuttle driver with no lifeguard training, rescued a young boy and two women from a rip current at a Louisiana beach. State officials described his actions as 'heroic'.

Jordan Matthew, a shuttle driver with no lifeguard training, rescued three tourists from a rip current at a Louisiana beach. State officials described his actions as 'heroic.'

A 23-year-old man from Palmyra went missing after disappearing about 100 yards offshore near Decatur Avenue and O Street in Seaside Park, New Jersey. A separate rip current incident resulted in a man's death.

Two people drowned in a rip current at Cocoa Beach, Florida, due to a lifeguard shortage as Brevard County struggles to hire 45 lifeguards. The victims, a man from Connecticut and a woman from Ohio, attempted to rescue a child. The county's Ocean Rescue Chief highlighted increased risks from high surf and damaged sandbars causing flash rip currents.

Emily Jennings is remembering her husband who died last week while saving two of their children from a rip current. The incident highlights a tragic loss and heroic action in a natural hazard scenario.