riptide
rip current

The rip currents killed 5 off the coast of Florida.

Swimmers should take note there is a strong rip current.

Rip currents are most prevalent on days with a strong north wind.

Hundreds of people are drowned each year in the rip currents.

However, one person was killed from rip currents that were caused by the storm.

The water is especially dangerous during high surf, when strong rip currents are present.

A rip current can have a width of up to forty or fifty feet.

Rip currents in Florida pulled two people out to sea who were later rescued.

They walked again, hoping to find a body on the bottom or being washed out by the rip currents.

Quite a few people drowned here every year because they get swept away or pulled under by rip currents.