you can see some surfers out there right now taking advantage of the waves. officials say that makes them nervous. they would rather people stay out of the water right now. even if you are an experienced swimmer or you have a lot of experience like these guys on the water. these rip currents can grab a swimmer and pull them out to the ocean. the u.s. lifesaving association estimates about 100 people per year are killed by rip currents. officials are saying that these are so strong, so unusually strong, because of the hurricane that they are even going to catch experienced swimmers and experienced surfers off guard. they would rather not add to that total. 100 people per year. meanwhile, cleanup from arthur continues. highway 12, main artery here, that just reopened to people with i.d. to prove that they are year-long residents and people that provide essential services. residents are being encouraged not to use their air conditioning. they need to conserve power. hurricane arthur did a
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storm. kristin dahl xwren is in long beach, new york, with more for us. hello. it is a gorgeous day out there. any concerns about arthur keeping folks out of the water or no? reporter: as you can see, a lot of people out here but anyone who goes into the water outside of those flagged areas right in front of the lifeguard area is getting a stern warning. they are very concerned. arthur may be hundreds of miles away but it has stirred up rip currents all along the east coast. it is changing and shifting the patterns of the sand so the water then in certain places rushes out. we had a lifeguard go in and give us a demonstration earlier and within a minute, he was sucked out and was pretty far offshore. he said it was like a treadmill, if you think of it that way, where you are running or swimming in this case against it and you are not getting anywhere. so it can be exhausting for swimmers who are experienced. lifeguards say the best thing is to relax if you get caught up in
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