Here’s what a rip current is, how it’s different from undertow and how to spot a rip current from the sand. Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow quickly away from shore.

“It’s not going to suck you down,” Minardi said. “Undertow is a myth. Rip currents pulling you underneath the water is a myth. Panicking, however, will pull you underneath the water.

Rip currents: These are narrow channels of fast-moving water that flow away from shore. Undertow: A scientific term used to describe the seaward return of water close to the bottom surface that is ...

This is where the incorrect term "undertow" comes from.. "The pull of rip currents toward open water varies: sometimes the rip current ends just beyond the line of breaking waves, but sometimes ...

The deaths of a Pennsylvania couple who drowned in a rip current at a Florida beach have highlighted the extreme dangers of rip currents – even for the strongest of swimmers. Brian Warter, 51 ...

Before you get in the ocean this Memorial Day weekend, look for rip currents. Here's how to identify them and how to escape, ...