Jun 11, 2013 11:38 PM by Erin Steuber  How to Recognize and
Survive Rip Currents  At least four men have drowned in
dangerous rip currents in Gulf Shores, Alabama. One of the
victims was vacationing from Bossier City. All four were
reported missing by friends or relatives after they disappeared
in the surf. Rescue crews say, while the water appears calm, rip
currents can pull swimmers underwater and out to sea. Every year
rip currents cause more than 100 people to drown, but there are
ways to recognize the currents and survive them.  For 13 years
Victoria Barczyk has been a competitive distance swimmer. Last
week her team went on an annual trip to gulf shores for
training, and even she admits the current was too much for her
to handle.  "It was actually very scary and I could see if I
would have stopped trying I could have gotten taken out, even
drowned," said Barczyk.  Within the last week those rip currents
have claimed at least 4 lives. Rip currents pull water out to
sea at speeds of up to eight feet per s