Saturday 16 July 2011

Helicopter winches eight people from Somerset cliffs


Three adults and five children had to be rescued by helicopter after scaling cliffs in Somerset to escape the incoming tide.
The group were at Brean Down, near Burnham-On-Sea, when they were forced to climb up by the rising water.
A rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor in Devon was sent to the scene with two RNLI lifeboats and the Burnham-On-Sea coastguard rescue team.
The alarm was raised at 1915 BST on Saturday and they were found at 1945.
The helicopter winched all eight on board taking them to a nearby field where they were met by the coastguard rescue team.
It is understood that nobody required hospital treatment.
Swansea Coastguard watch manager David Hughes said anyone going out for a walk along the coast should "always prepare by checking the tide times".

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