Rip currents off the coast of New Hampshire last week resulted in dozens of rescues on Hampton Beach.

Lifeguards at the popular summer destination made 144 rescues over six days, the New Hampshire State Beach Patrol said. There were 51 rescues on Aug. 12 alone.

"All patrons were rescued safely without any further medical attention needed," Patrol Chief Patrick Murphy told WBZ-TV.

There were 20 more rescues over the past weekend, but not all of them were due to rip currents.

Hurricane Erin

Hurricane Erin , currently a Category 4 storm near Turks and Caicos, is expected to bring "life-threatening surf and rip currents" to the East Coast later this week as it heads out to sea, the National Hurricane Center says.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for s

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