RNLI Senior Lifeguard Bosco McAuley was out on a rescue board patrolling the busy beach when he noticed the two swimmers near a developing rip current. Although the weather was calm and warm, the swell had picked up and formed a flash rip current.

Many beachgoers enjoying the waters off Newport Beach on the July Fourth holiday were in for a rude awakening. Lifeguards rescued 350 people Friday after the surf turned dangerous. In one instance, multiple people were rescued from a “monster rip current,” according to social media posts from Newport Beach Lifeguards.