Heartbreaking News: Strong waves and rip currents are sent to the US East Coast by Tropical Storm Ernesto.

Hurricane Tropical Ernesto left Bermuda on Sunday and moved farther northeast across the Atlantic, but it left behind strong waves that swept the U.S. East Coast, creating rip currents linked to at least one fatality and necessitating numerous rescue operations.

In addition to issuing a coastal flood advisory, the National Weather Service issued a high-risk rip current warning for the Atlantic Coast through Monday night, stating that the currents “can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.”

A warning covered parts of Maine and the Boston area from Florida.

According to meteorologist Mike Lee in Mount Holly, New Jersey, rip currents become more likely and possibly more frequent during high risk periods, endangering swimmers of all skill levels.

“It´s going to be really dangerous out in the water today,” he stated.

A fisherman washed down the north jetty at Manasquan Inlet in New Jersey on Saturday, according to officials, but lifeguards arrived in time to save him. According to Lifeguard Chief Doug Anderson, who spoke with NJ Advance Media, the victim was brought to a hospital with knee, back, and perhaps a concussion injuries. Lifeguards also saved the lives of at least five other people.