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Dozens of children in sea rescue | Dozens of children in sea rescue |
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Three dozen children and four adults have been rescued from the sea at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. | Three dozen children and four adults have been rescued from the sea at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. |
Three lifeguards involved in the rescue of about 40 people were hailed as heroes after the group fell into the sea when a raised sandbank collapsed. | Three lifeguards involved in the rescue of about 40 people were hailed as heroes after the group fell into the sea when a raised sandbank collapsed. |
The RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South Beach had already spotted the group before they got into trouble and went into immediate action. | The RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South Beach had already spotted the group before they got into trouble and went into immediate action. |
They rescued the group using rescue boards and fluorescent buoyancy aids. | They rescued the group using rescue boards and fluorescent buoyancy aids. |
'Swept away' | 'Swept away' |
Six of the people involved in the accident had their lives saved by the lifeguards' rapid use of first aid, the RNLI said. | |
An RNLI spokeswoman said one person suffered from a "hypothermic asthma attack" and another from "hypothermic secondary drowning". | |
The rescue happened at about 1600 BST at a sandbank known locally as the White Back. | The rescue happened at about 1600 BST at a sandbank known locally as the White Back. |
They found themselves in the sea becoming out of their depth in what are treacherous waters RNLI spokeswoman | |
"They were walking along the long sandbank which as the tide comes in liquefies and gets swept away," the spokeswoman said. | |
She said the tide suddenly changed and the group were swamped in sea water. | |
"They found themselves in the sea becoming out of their depth in what are treacherous waters," she said. | |
Lifeguards Adam Pitman and Jon Johnson entered the water with rescue boards and tubes, and brought the individuals safely to shore. | |
Meanwhile lifeguard, Coral Lewis, who was also on patrol at the time, radioed the Coastguard, the spokeswoman said. |