RIP CURRENT SAFETY! Today is the first day of National Rip Current Awareness Week. In this video, Captain Jonathan Evans with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department explains the do's and don't's of handling rip currents. DON'T: - Panic - Try to swim - Fight it DO: - Float it out - Swim sideways - Call for help All rip currents eventually end. Following this advice can save lives. Additionally, the City of Myrtle Beach has teamed up with the Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber

Show your family how to escape a rip current by watching this RIP CURRENT SURVIVAL GUIDE VIDEO - http://go.usa.gov/cvhgF NOAA Ocean Today | National Ocean Service