CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Since 2000, there have been 192 fatalities along the Carolina coast due to rip currents. Not surprisingly, this is the number one weather-related killer in the coastal Carolinas.
The National Weather Service is launching its Inaugural Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week.
A rip current is a narrow channel of fast-moving water that can reach speeds up to 8 feet per second, which is faster than an Olympic swimmer…