Within surfing and lifeguarding communities, the media has developed a bad reputation for overexaggerating the threat rip currents pose to beach goers - ironically putting them at even greater risk.Although the overwhelming majority of deaths on American beaches are caused by 'deadly' rip currents, experts warn that in almost every case the fatality was not caused by the current itself, but rather the swimmer's response. DailyMail.com spoke with Wyatt Werneth - former Lifeguard Chief of Brevard County in - about how to cope with rip currents and his advice was quite simple: 'Just lay on your back and float, that's all you've got to do.'
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