Lifeguards rescued more than 400 swimmers at L.A. County beaches on Tuesday, including 18 off Venice Beach, as the region was hit by a combination of high surf and strong rip currents.
Lifeguards believe more people will head to the beaches in the coming days to escape the predicted high temperatures and humid conditions that are to hit Southern California.
They expect the combination of more beachgoers and the threat of rip currents will mean even more rescues the remainder of the week.
