RIP TIDES: MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE EACH YEAR DROWN BECAUSE OF RIPTIDES IN THE U.S., ACCORDING TO THE U.S. LIVESAVING ASSOCIATION. IF YOU’RE CAUGHT IN A RIPTIDE, FIRST AND FOREMOST REMAIN CALM. DON’T TRY TO SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. INSTEAD, SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE TO ESCAPE THE CURRENT. ONCE YOU’RE SAFELY OUT OF HARMS WAY, SWIM AT AN ANGLE FROM THE CURRENT AND TOWARD THE SHORE. STILL, IF YOU CAN’T SWIM OUT, FLOAT OR CALMLY TREAD WATER.
LIGHTNING: AVOID THE WATER, BEACHES AND PAVILLIONS ALONG WITH ANY RESTROOM FACILITIES DURING A STORM; INSTEAD, TAKE SHELTER IN “FULLY-ENCLOSED BUILDINGS THAT ARE GROUNDED WITH WIRING AND PLUMBING” OR “FULLY-ENLCOSED METAL VEHICLES.”