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Rip currents risk evident on Carolinas coast study
North Carolina warnings about rip currents gain urgency as lifeguards report rising rescues. A Powell Ohio family trained with Hatteras Island Rescue Squad after a 2016 near tragedy, while experts note currents can move eight feet per second and account for most surf rescues. Local officials emphasize staying calm, swimming parallel to shore, and using flotation devices to aid victims.
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Raleigh, N.C
Leanna Lamatrice
North Carolina
Hatteras Village
Lamatrice
Powell
Ohio
Hatteras Island
Great Lakes
Carolinas
Virginia
U.S. Lifesaving Association
Ganic
Spencer Rogers
North Carolina Sea Grant