All these horror stories about dangerous riptides drowning people are real heartbreakers. Folks can equip themselves, and their loved ones, with a simple device that they can buy for as little as 25 bucks. They're inflatable life vests which inflate with the pull of a rip cord. I had one, and I never even realized I had it on! You won't either, until, God forbid, you need to activate the little CO2 capsule with the pull of the cord. They can also be inflated with a mouthpiece. Walmart, Amazon, on-line...they all got "em! Be safe!