How to escape a rip current?

Rip currents are channelised currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches. Typically, they form at breaks in sandbars, and also near structures, such as jetties and piers, as well as cliffs that jut into the water. Rip currents are common and can be found on most surf beaches. As the weather heats up, Australians start talking about where they are going away for the summer holidays, and for most, its the beach. That is why it is so important that we need to know how to survive a rip current.Tsang Wing Leung reports.

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