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flag Volusia County launched a rip current simulator to teach safe escape techniques, emphasizing calmness and parallel swimming to survive dangerous ocean currents.

flag Volusia County has launched a rip current simulator at Daytona State College to help residents and tourists learn how to survive dangerous ocean currents, a leading cause of beach rescues and drownings. flag The portable device, funded by a grant, recreates the pull of real rip currents in a pool, allowing safe practice of escape techniques like swimming parallel to shore. flag Officials aim to expand access to hotels and community groups ahead of spring break, emphasizing that rip currents can form on calm days and that staying calm and avoiding direct struggle is key to survival.

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