Rip currents create danger in the water: Advice and safety tips on swimming out of rip currents
Fri Jul 23, 2010 03:15 AM
"The cool Lake Michigan waters on a hot summer day can be irresistible but with a simple change in the winds comes a potentially dangerous situation.
Rip currents are normally thought to occur in oceans, but they happen in the Great Lakes as well. They are strong columns of water which push you away from the beach. More than 100 people every year die from drowning in rip currents."