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| Tidal app warning after three 'nearly lose lives' | Tidal app warning after three 'nearly lose lives' |
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| Three people and two dogs were rescued from the rapidly rising tide | Three people and two dogs were rescued from the rapidly rising tide |
| Three people "nearly lost their lives" after relying on a tidal app, rescuers said. | Three people "nearly lost their lives" after relying on a tidal app, rescuers said. |
| They were cut off waist-deep in Silverdale, Lancashire, on Sunday after an app they used to check the tide levels showed information for an area with the same name in the United States. | They were cut off waist-deep in Silverdale, Lancashire, on Sunday after an app they used to check the tide levels showed information for an area with the same name in the United States. |
| The group and their two dogs were rescued from the "huge, fast moving" 10m (32ft) tide by the coastguard and treated for hypothermia and shock. | |
| Cumbria-based team Bay Search and Rescue (BSAR) said more signs will be placed on the coastline with QR codes to give accurate tide times. | |
| It was only when BSAR questioned the group's latitude and longitude did the case of the mistaken location become clear, rescuers said in a post, external on Facebook. | It was only when BSAR questioned the group's latitude and longitude did the case of the mistaken location become clear, rescuers said in a post, external on Facebook. |
| "By then it was too late," the post said. | "By then it was too late," the post said. |
| A water scooter was deployed to the scene, as well as the Coastguard and RNLI. | A water scooter was deployed to the scene, as well as the Coastguard and RNLI. |
| The group was treated by the ambulance service after spending "considerable time warming up and drying out". | The group was treated by the ambulance service after spending "considerable time warming up and drying out". |
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