VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — Swim at your own risk through Friday evening!
The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement and High Rip Current Risk, in effect through Friday, for Virginia Beach and Outer Banks Currituck.
If you're caught in a rip current, you should swim parallel to the shore until you're free then you can swim back to the beach. Do not try and fight the current if you can't escape; instead, float or tread water and call or wave for help.
As a safety precaution, you should only swim in the ocean if you know how and with someone else.
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