US EditionHow to Survive Rip Currents and Other Drowning Hazards as Hurricane Erin Kicks up Big Waves
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges water safety and formal lessons to reduce drowning risks amid dangerously high waves and rip currents caused by Hurricane Erin.
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Erin barreled up the Atlantic seaboard, bringing dangerously high water, waves and rip currents that prompted evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks after rescues near Wilmington.
- Rip currents account for most beach rescues and about 100 drownings annually, with at least 27 fatalities already this year in U.S. waters, the National Weather Service reports.
- Wyatt Werneth, public service spokesperson for the American Lifeguard Association, said, `When in doubt, don’t go out` after rescuing five male teens about 50 yards from shore. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges learning basic water safety as formal lessons reduce drowning risks.
- The National Weather Service posts rip current risks online and uses a computer model to forecast conditions up to six days ahead, while officials warn against water entry without personal flotation devices.
- Beyond the storm, data show more than 80% of beach rescues involve rip currents, which the National Weather Service can predict up to six days ahead for several U.S. coasts.
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