 In the past, Robinson has called for the arrest of transgender women and linked homosexuality to pedophilia. Rip currents occur every year on the coast of many states, including North Carolina, causing multiple deaths every year in our state alone. National spokesperson for the American Lifeguard Association, Wyatt Werneth, says that it's easy to get caught in a rip current because they're hard to catch with an untrained eye. However, there are ways to spot a rip current and avoid them.