 Three men from Birmingham died from rip currents along the Gulf Coast. The men were drowned in waters along the Florida beaches this past weekend. Whenever a person is caught in a rip current, they should swim parallel to the shore in order to get out of the isolated current that is carrying them away from land. I'm Andrea Tubbs. For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com. And while you're there, subscribe to the Daily Newsletter.