More Than 3 Dozen Rescued From Rip Currents

No swimmers were seriously hurt, but one lifeguard was taken to the hospital for a spinal injury

Officials at Misquamicut State Beach in Rhode Island say lifeguards rescued more than three dozen swimmers Thursday from dangerous rip currents.

No swimmers were seriously hurt, but one lifeguard was taken to the hospital for a spinal injury.

The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for high surf of 6-12 feet and strong rip currents on the southern coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts through 8 Friday morning.

Swimmers caught in a rip current are urged to swim parallel to the beach to get out of it.

If you can't escape the current on your own, float or tread water and wave your hands in the air to alert a lifeguard.

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