Investigators say the 15-year-old Florida boy was at the beach with his family in Martin County when his mother could no longer see him in the water and called authorities for help.

Swimmers and beachgoers in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina were urged to use caution when entering the ocean.

Here’s where Florida ranked on Whitley Law’s list of the states where it’s most dangerous to swim and tips for identifying ...

Before you get in the ocean this Memorial Day weekend, look for rip currents. Here's how to identify them and how to escape, ...

To escape a rip current, swim parallel to the shore, not against the current. Memorial Day weekend is just over a week away and will bring throngs of people to Florida’s beaches, as it is widely ...

Beaches in at least three Florida counties were at a high risk of rip currents on Wednesday, creating dangerous ocean ...

Hurricane Erick is expected to rapidly intensify before reaching the coast of southern Mexico, bringing hurricane conditions ...

Florida ranks fifth in the U.S. for the most drowning deaths in natural bodies of water, per public CDC data. Rip currents, common in Florida regardless of weather, are powerful channels of water ...