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Dramatic rescue for 36 children and four adults who nearly drowned after sandbank collapsed | |
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Offer Upgrade User ID: 456207 Austria 07/26/2009 08:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The good news for this Sunday: [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] By Mail On Sunday Reporter Last updated at 1:31 AM on 26th July 2009 Thirty-six children and four adults were rescued from the sea yesterday after a sandbank they were standing on collapsed. Three RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South Beach in Pembrokeshire used rescue boards and buoyancy aids to bring the children, aged 12 to 17, to safety. The lifeguards performed first aid on a number of casualties, saving lives with their quick actions, RNLI chiefs said. ued by the RNLI of RNLI lifeguards Adam Pitman, Coral Lewis and Jon Johnson Heroes: (left to right) Adam Pitman, Coral Lewis and Jon Johnson saved the lives of 40 people after a sandbank collapse in Tenby The dramatic rescue happened at 4pm on a sandbank known as the White Back, outside a safe red and yellow flag zone. ‘The party was walking along the sandbank which, as the tide comes in, gets swept away,’ an RNLI spokeswoman said. ‘They found themselves in the sea, out of their depth in treacherous waters. ‘The three lifeguards performed first aid on two teenagers, one who had an asthma attack. 'Coastguards, air ambulance paramedics and two land ambulance teams were also at the scene. 'Six of the group’s lives would have been lost had the lifeguards not intervened.’ The teenagers, on a week-long activity holiday, are staying at the Kiln Caravan Park, which leads straight on to the beach. Dave Miller, Coastguard Sector Manager in South Pembrokeshire, said: ‘The RNLI lifeguards did a superb job today. If not for their fast response, lives would have been lost.’ I am here to challenge your indoctrinated false belief that flaming queens don't use shovels ... |
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