undertows

The people-watching (behold the parade of bikinis and surfer shorts) is similar to the scene at Miami's South Beach (without the dangerous undertows), or Rio's Copacabana (minus a six-lane highway and crime).

Dwight Brown: Aruba: The Beach Is Just the Beginning... Dwight Brown 2011

Sharp declines on shore lines, rough surf, strong currents and undertows and dangerous rip tides make it unwise to swim anywhere other than a pool.

Water Safety 2008

Sharp declines on shore lines, rough surf, strong currents and undertows and dangerous rip tides make it unwise to swim anywhere other than a pool.

Water Safety 2008

Sharp declines on shore lines, rough surf, strong currents and undertows and dangerous rip tides make it unwise to swim anywhere other than a pool.

Water Safety 2008

Ruby thought of the vast ocean of New York City, filled with icy currents and hidden undertows and circling predators, and of the millions swimming in it, just trying to stay at the surface, just trying to breathe.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

The result: undertows that are stronger than at many ocean beaches, Mitchell said.

Potomac River search for mother and daughter turns into search for bodies 2010

The result: undertows that are stronger than many ocean beaches, Mitchell said.

Search suspended for daughter and mother in Potomac River 2010

Sharp declines on shore lines, rough surf, strong currents and undertows and dangerous rip tides make it unwise to swim anywhere other than a pool.

Water Safety 2008

The result: undertows that are stronger than many ocean beaches, Mitchell said.

Search suspended for daughter and mother in Potomac River 2010

Ruby thought of the vast ocean of New York City, filled with icy currents and hidden undertows and circling predators, and of the millions swimming in it, just trying to stay at the surface, just trying to breathe.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010