What should you do if you are caught in a rip current?
Great, you answered "Try and swim towards the shore".
See here what other people have answered:
- Fight the current in any way you can
- Panic and wave your hands up, float
- Try and swim towards the shore
- Keep calm, swim parallel to shore
Click "CONTINUE" to proceed to the next question
Interesting fact:
Rip currents often occur at low tide, so if you're going to the beach during a period of low tide, be careful because strong rip currents could occur. People think that rip currents only occur in bad weather, but in fact, they occur at any time. Rips are not caused by the weather, they are caused by the waves and other factors like tide and shape of the bottom.