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| Twelve rescued in island drama | Twelve rescued in island drama |
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| A total of 12 people have been rescued from Cramond Island, in the Firth of Forth, after being cut off by the tide. | A total of 12 people have been rescued from Cramond Island, in the Firth of Forth, after being cut off by the tide. |
| The group, which included two children, found themselves waist-high deep in water as they attempted to cross the tidal causeway back to the mainland. | The group, which included two children, found themselves waist-high deep in water as they attempted to cross the tidal causeway back to the mainland. |
| All 12 were taken to safety by the South Queensferry inshore lifeboat, while a group of nearby kayakers also came to the rescue. | All 12 were taken to safety by the South Queensferry inshore lifeboat, while a group of nearby kayakers also came to the rescue. |
| Nobody was injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 1400 BST. | Nobody was injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 1400 BST. |
| Two teenagers in the group - a 16 and an 18-year-old - managed to swim back to the mainland without the need for help. | |
| 'Lucky escape' | 'Lucky escape' |
| A Forth Coastguard spokesman said the group had "a lucky escape". | A Forth Coastguard spokesman said the group had "a lucky escape". |
| "A group of children and adults were stranded on the causeway - they were waist high in water," he said. | "A group of children and adults were stranded on the causeway - they were waist high in water," he said. |
| "The four kayakers were instrumental in the rescue. They might not have been so lucky without their support." | "The four kayakers were instrumental in the rescue. They might not have been so lucky without their support." |
| Cramond Island, which lies to the north-west of Edinburgh, is normally accessed by a causeway which becomes covered in several feet of seawater at high tide. | Cramond Island, which lies to the north-west of Edinburgh, is normally accessed by a causeway which becomes covered in several feet of seawater at high tide. |
| A yacht also tried to help with the rescue operation, but could not get close enough. A rescue helicopter was also scrambled. |