Mental health evaluation. Ocean city maryland a swimmer drowned. The beach patrol says an 18yearold caug in a rip current and couldnt get back to shore. Happened yesterd ing just about a half hour after life guards went off duty for the day. Me is from manassas and people are being told to stay out of water that is deeper than their knees right now. Hurricane cristobal is to blame for churning up the surf and deadly rip currents. Lets bring in Veronica Johnson with the latest. Rip currents, or side currents, of cohe way to get out of these, remain calm and swim parallel to the coastline. But they are as a result of cristobal which continues to spin close to the outer banks right now. Winds close to 80 miles per hour. Close enough to cause the big waves, surf and swells of what weve been saying. Right now the path is continuing north,cnj northeastward away f the coastline just as bertha did. As well as friday. And for the rest day and tomorrow means rough surf and ripacurrents. 58 foot