44 rip current rescues at NC coast just ahead of Fourth of July weekend

including swimming near a lifeguard and setting up near a lifeguard tower.

The National Weather Service has several recommendations for safely dealing with rip currents

• Yell for help, but remain calm
• Do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help
• To swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible
• Do continue reading …
  

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