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Rip currents are responsible for hundreds of drownings and more than 100,000 lifeguard rescues on world beaches every year. Learn how to avoid and survive these mysterious ocean rips.
Water moves all over the place, so rips are strong currents just like river currents. All beaches have their own particular currents. They’re dangerous and deadly to swimmers, but also to all wave riders.
In unpatrolled beaches, surfers tend to … More
Hawaii means beaches, surfing and sunshine. This surely did not apply to a tourist visiting Hawaii from Queens, New York by the name of Alex Sverdlov.
The 36 year old hiker was actually struck by a bad snowstorm on the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday and rescued on Thursday by park rangers .
The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, rangers were looking for the missing hiker by helicopter and spotted the experienced hiker Alex sunburned and wind-whipped, at 9 a.m on Thursday morning … More