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| Stranded couple airlifted from Crackington Haven rocks | Stranded couple airlifted from Crackington Haven rocks |
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| Two people stranded on rocks after getting cut off by the tide were airlifted to safety. | Two people stranded on rocks after getting cut off by the tide were airlifted to safety. |
| The couple were clinging to rocks at Crackington Haven near Bude, north Cornwall, as waves crashed around them. | The couple were clinging to rocks at Crackington Haven near Bude, north Cornwall, as waves crashed around them. |
| A Bude RNLI Lifeboat crewman jumped into the water to grab one of the pair who had been washed into the sea. | A Bude RNLI Lifeboat crewman jumped into the water to grab one of the pair who had been washed into the sea. |
| A helicopter winched the "very lucky" pair to safety shortly after 15:30 GMT on Thursday, after the couple's friends who swam to shore raised the alarm. | |
| Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages | Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages |
| Coastguard spokesman James Instance said: "They were in a precarious position and the force of the waves actually knocked one of them off the rocks and into the water. | Coastguard spokesman James Instance said: "They were in a precarious position and the force of the waves actually knocked one of them off the rocks and into the water. |
| "Their friends did the right thing by calling the UK Coastguard when they realised they had got into trouble." | "Their friends did the right thing by calling the UK Coastguard when they realised they had got into trouble." |