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Risky Rip Currents Expected All Week Long

South Florida beachgoers should beware of dangerous rip currents because they’re expected all week long along the Atlantic Coast.

CBS Miami–2013/04/30

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High Risk For Rip Currents At S. Fla. Beaches

Weekend beach-goers beware. The risk of potentially deadly rip currents along South Florida beaches is high this weekend thanks to ocean swells from Hurricane Leslie.

CBS4–2012/09/07

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High Risk For Rip Currents At S. Fla. Beaches

Beach-goers beware. The risk of potentially deadly rip currents along South Florida beaches is on the rise this week thanks to ocean swells from Tropical Storm Leslie.

CBS4–2012/09/05

Saleh Saleh will be honored by the Broward School Board for saving a boy from a rip current on Mother's Day.

Broward School Board Honors Teen Hero

A Northeast High School freshman was honored by the Broward School Board Wednesday for saving a young boy from a rip current.

CBS4–2012/05/30

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Swimmer Dies After Being Pulled From Rough Surf Off Miami Beach

A Miami Beach woman who barely survived some deadly rip currents that claimed the life of a friend is speaking out, saying she wished she had checked the forecast more carefully and thanking the Miami Beach Fire Rescue divers who “risked their lives.”

CBS4–2012/04/30

Red warning flags are flying along South Florida's shoreline to warn beachgoers about the high-risk of rip currents. (CBS4)

High Risk For Rip Currents At S. Fla. Beaches

Gusting winds along the coastline will create the potential for deadly rip currents at the beach over the next few days.

CBS4–2012/04/17

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Rip Currents Lead To Rescues On Broward Beaches

Strong onshore winds Monday led to a higher than normal danger of rip currents, where swimmers can find themselves grabbed by currents that seem to pull them out to sea. That led to more than half a dozen arrests Wednesday on. Ft. Lauderdale Beach alone.

2012/03/28

Red warning flags are flying along South Florida's shoreline to warn beachgoers about the high-risk of rip currents. (CBS4)

High Risk For Rip Currents At S. Fla. Beaches

Gusting winds along the coastline will create the potential for deadly rip currents at the beach over the next day or so.

CBS4–2012/02/27

(Source: CBSMiami) Two teens were rescued from Haulover Cut after what may have been a kayaking accident

Teens Stranded By Current Rescued From Haulover Bridge

Two teens were plucked to safety from a bridge abutment in Haulover Cut Wednesday afternoon, after strong currents forced them to seek safety.

CBS4–2011/12/28

Avalon State Park (Source: Floridastateparks.org)

Body Of Missing Swimmer Washes Ashore

The U.S. Coast Guard ended their search for a swimmer who went missing off Ft. Pierce on Sunday after his body was found washed ashore in a state park area.

CBS4–2011/12/26

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