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| Cumbria 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" 33ft (10m) 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. |
| 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. | 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 mistaken location become clear, the team said in a post on Facebook. | |
| "By then it was too late," it said. | "By then it was too late," it said. |
| Arnside and South Lakes Coastguard deployed a rescue water craft in a joint operation with the 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", BSAR said. | The group was treated by the ambulance service after spending "considerable time warming up and drying out", BSAR said. |
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