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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 tideThree 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. The group and their two dogs were rescued from the "huge, fast moving" 33ft (10m) 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. Bay Search and Rescue (BSAR), which is based in Cumbria, said more signs would 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 mistaken location become clear, the team said in a post, external on Facebook.
"By then it was too late," the post said. "By then it was too late," it said.
A water scooter was deployed to the scene, as well as the Coastguard and RNLI. Arnside and South Lakes Coastguard deployed a rescue water craft in a joint operation with the 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", BSAR said.
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