With Hurricane Bill passing through the Atlantic, dangerous waves and strong rip currents forced Ocean City to close the beach to swimmers, but many beachgoers couldn't resist frolicking in the surf. Frida Aguilar of Silver Spring, right, her daughter, Roxana Rivera, 7, center, and friend Natali Orellan, 9, run from the spray as water swells under the Ocean City fishing pier. Lifeguards remained posted at every stand along the beach even as only experienced surfers and body-boarders with flippers were allowed into the water.