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Headline: maine Beaches Closed as Hazardousโข Rip Currents Threaten Swimmers – Erin’s Lingering Impact
(Image: A dramatic photo of large โwaves crashing on Ogunquit Beach with redโ flags โclearly visible. Alt text:โ “Dangerous ripโข currents closeโข Maine beaches after remnants ofโฃ Hurricane Erin bring large waves and strong undertow.”)
Article Body:
OGUNQUIT, Maine – Popular Maine beaches, including Ogunquit Beach,โ are closed to swimmingโข today as dangerous rip currents continue โฃtoโ batter the coastline followingโ the remnants of Hurricane erin.Lifeguards are warning swimmers to stay out of the water, โciting โexceptionally strongโ undertows and hazardous conditions.
The National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that rip currents have been a factor in nearly 40 deaths โalong U.S. coastlines this year, making them a notable threat โฃto beachgoers. Even โคas erin weakens, the powerful โคswells it generated are creating life-threatening conditions along โthe Maine โcoast.
“Today has definatelyโ beenโค the worst without a doubt,” said lifeguard Aidan Patten of Ogunquit Beach. “We’ve โขhad โthousands of people on the beach, and we haven’t sat still. Even allowing people onyl to go โฃin up