Hurricane Erin, Jersey Shore and Atlantic City Beach
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Rip currents off the coast of New Hampshire last week resulted in dozens of rescues on Hampton Beach. Lifeguards at the popular summer destination made 144 rescues over six days, the New Hampshire State Beach Patrol said. There were 51 rescues on Aug. 12 alone.
More than 100 people were rescued in a week at Hampton Beach due to flash rip currents. Patrick Murphy, chief of the New Hampshire State Beach Patrol, said that roughly 144 people were rescued over six days last week, as there was significant surf, 3-to-5-foot surf that created flash rip currents.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- A day at the beach took an unexpected turn for a man in Atlantic City last weekend, but quick-thinking lifeguards are being credited with saving his life. Lifeguards say the rescue was a textbook example of training in action.
Hurricane Erin remains far offshore, but its effects are already being felt along the Maryland coast. Officials in Ocean City say the storm is creating rough surf, dangerous rip currents
Lifeguards performed 144 rescues last week from rip currents, and 20 more people were rescued over the weekend, officials said.
Police departments in Cape May County shore towns have issued rip-current advisories to the public, warning of dangerous surf conditions in advance of Hurricane Erin. The storm formed into a hurricane on Friday,
It seems many beachgoers to Ocean City are still bringing large tents and canopies to the beach, despite a new measure that prohibits them.
(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and tropical storm conditions on Wednesday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks and other stretches of the U.