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But her new family had dark secrets with the power to steer the course of a person's life -- like a riptide, tugging below the surface, sending its victim adrift.
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A family of five was swept to sea a dangerous riptide.
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The grandfather stated that both victims did know how to swim, but ended up getting caught in a riptide.
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From his wooden perch overlooking the shoreline, Gerry Lambert stood up and eyed three teenagers caught in a rough ocean’s sudden riptide.
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Watch beachgoers in Florida form a human chain to save a family swept up in a riptide:
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Roberta Ursrey was among those caught in the treacherous riptide.
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Roberta Ursrey was among those caught in the treacherous riptide.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Strangers on a Florida beach formed an 80-person human chain to rescue nine members of family who had been caught in a riptide and pulled too far from shore.
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First Known Use of riptide
1862
RIPTIDE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of riptide for English Language Learners
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: a strong usually narrow current of water that flows away from a shore
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