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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Swimming Bans in Effect Due to Dangerous Rip Currents

Beaches along the Shore in several towns are flying red flags today

Swimming bans have been instituted at a number of beaches at the Jersey Shore today due to dangerous rip currents caused by a passing storm. The National Weather Service's office in Mount Holly has issued a rip current warning through 9 p.m. today for all of New Jersey's ocean beaches and for Delaware. "High surf and large swells will produce dangerous pounding surf and rip currents at the beaches," the warning on the service's website reads. "These rip currents will be life threatening for anyone who enters the surf. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf." In Point Pleasant Beach, Jenkinson's has posted a message on its Facebook page telling patrons that swimming is not permitted today because of the danger. Brick's …

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Uncle Moe

9:26 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Summer Safety: What To Do In A Rip Current

Tips from Jersey Shore lifeguards on how to get out of a rip current safely.

Water temperatures are warmer this month than they have been in the past three Junes. For Senior Lifeguard Daniel Desantos, this means that him and all other lifeguards need to aware of more people visiting the shore and getting into the water. “I’ve worked as a lifeguard at Seaside for seven years. I’ve learned that we always have to be alert, whether the water is calm like today or if it is hurricane like,” Desantos said. After the loss of life at Seaside Park and Asbury Park last week, lifeguards have been on high alert watching out for rip currents and swimmers who may be trapped in them. One of the biggest tips that every lifeguard spoke of was the same: Only go swimming when lifeguards are on duty. However, at 6 p.m. lifeguards at …

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Body Recovered In Seaside Park Near O Street Where Swimmer Disappeared Wednesday (in Berkeley Patch) and Coast Guard Finds Drowned Swimmer Off Asbury Park (in Manasquan-Belmar Patch)

Gary Parent

12:25 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The ocean is like that crazy girlfriend we've had or hear about. When it's good it is blow your mind good, but when its bad she'll hit you hard, hold your head under the water and almost drown you.   more ›

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