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St Ives seal watch: Couple rescued from rocks by lifeboat St Ives seal watch: Couple rescued from rocks by lifeboat
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A couple were in a "life-threatening" situation after being cut off by the tide and stranded on rocks for three hours, the RNLI has said. A seal-watching couple had to be rescued when they were stranded on rocks for three hours after entering the sea to try to rescue their dog.
Michael Carey and Charlotte Worrall had be rescued by a lifeboat from the rocks west of St Ives, in Cornwall on Monday evening. Michael Carey and Charlotte Worrall were saved by a lifeboat from rocks west of St Ives, in Cornwall, on Monday evening.
They had gone to watch seals for Mr Carey's 30th birthday.They had gone to watch seals for Mr Carey's 30th birthday.
It took them two hours to get the attention of walkers who then called the coastguard, the charity said.It took them two hours to get the attention of walkers who then called the coastguard, the charity said.
Ms Worrall had gone into the sea to try to swim to their dog which had also become stranded on nearby rocks. The RNLI said the pair were in a "life-threatening" situation after being cut off by the tide.
Ms Worrall entered the sea to try to swim to their dog, which had also become stranded on nearby rocks.
Mr Carey, Ms Worrall and the border collie, who were rescued by the St Ives lifeboat, were not injured.Mr Carey, Ms Worrall and the border collie, who were rescued by the St Ives lifeboat, were not injured.