My mom freaked out about rip tides yesterday. We live in Ohio. Rip tides can take anyone though. You're swimming or wading in the water or even just looking at a picture of Cape Cod and next thing you know you're being swept out to sea. I give my mom credit because when something concerns her she proactively works to fight that fear. Mom spoke with a guy at the grocery store who instructed her to swim parallel to the shore if caught in a rip tide. Good to know. Good to know.