A high risk for dangerous rip currents will continue through Monday evening at the Jersey Shore before decreasing to moderate levels Tuesday on what should be a relatively quiet week for weather. Beach-goers are advised to follow local lifeguard instructions and avoid swimming in areas with strong currents.

Lavallette, NJ – A beach outing nearly turned tragic last week when a group of 20 children were swept into a rip current following the sudden collapse of a sandbar, prompting a dramatic rescue by more than a dozen lifeguards along the Jersey Shore.