Parks Canada issued a warning about dangerous surf conditions in P.E.I. National Park on Sunday.

Officials said in a press release that entering the water under such conditions is not recommended.

Rip currents can form during high surf times, the release states. The currents form when waves break near the shoreline, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach.

Parks Canada advises that if someone is caught in a rip current they should stay calm, attract attention, conserve energy and tread water because waves can assist bringing someone back to shore.

The image illustrates that to escape from a rip current you should swim perpendicular to it.

Rip current warning image

If that doesn't work, swim parallel to shore out of the current toward breaking waves, the release said.

P.E.I.- created divorce workbook gaining global interest

A new workbook created to help divorcing couples is gaining interest not only on P.E.I. but around the world.

Jacinta Gallant has been a family lawyer for 26 years, she says she created the workbook, Our Family Two Homes to help her own clients work through some of the issues associated with separation and divorce.

Our Family Two Homes

Jacinta Gallant has been a family lawyer for 26 years. She says she created the workbook, Our Family Two Homes to help her own clients work through some of the issues associated with separation and divorce.

No need for alarm: ground search and rescue crews prepare for worst-case scenarios

Thirty volunteers spent Sunday searching for actors who were pretending to be lost in the woods and rivers around Eastern P.E.I.

Rescuers pull a mock casualty out of the water during Wednesday's mock rescue exercise.

Mock rescue

Jakob MacKenzie and his friends volunteered to be "victims" for the training exercise. 

Dangerous surf conditions in P.E.I. National Park on Sunday

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