Rip Tides

A woman is lucky to be alive after getting caught in a Wildwood rip current. Without the help of a stranger, she may not have survived to tell the story.

The bad news, well, the risk of rip currents remains this weekend at nearly all of New Jersey’s beaches. But the good news is the algae reported earlier this week seems to have all but disappeared.

The “ocean’s deadliest trick,” or rip currents, caused tens of thousands of rescues nationwide last year. They have proved deadly on many occasions, and their threat becomes a more pressing concern as the temperatures spike and people head to the shore. Still, researchers’ understanding of rip currents is somewhat limited.