There are powerful forces that move along our beaches. They pulse they flow. Some can appear without warning – turning an idyllic beach setting into scenes of chaos and panic. Then just as quickly they can vanish. They’re masters of camouflage. Often hiding tremendous power within seemingly calm waters. The majority of beachgoers can’t recognise their danger so each year they claim more lives than all our natural disasters combined. They are rip currents.
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