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Four rescued from dinghy in rip tide off Gower coast | |
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Four people, including two children, were rescued off the Gower coast after their dinghy got swept out to sea. | |
Two adults got into difficulty in the water after they went to help the boys when their inflatable boat got caught in a rip tide at Mewslade Bay on Sunday. | Two adults got into difficulty in the water after they went to help the boys when their inflatable boat got caught in a rip tide at Mewslade Bay on Sunday. |
The Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat was launched and a boat from Gower Coast Adventures went to help. | The Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat was launched and a boat from Gower Coast Adventures went to help. |
The boys were pulled from the sea, while the adults swam to rocks onshore. | The boys were pulled from the sea, while the adults swam to rocks onshore. |
They sustained minor cuts but the children were uninjured. | They sustained minor cuts but the children were uninjured. |
Jeff Payne, of Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat station said: "I do not want to think of the possible consequences had a boat not been on hand to rescue the boys." | Jeff Payne, of Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat station said: "I do not want to think of the possible consequences had a boat not been on hand to rescue the boys." |
He warned people using inflatable boats to check local conditions, in particular rip tides and offshore winds, and advised adults to keep boats on a line when children are using them. | He warned people using inflatable boats to check local conditions, in particular rip tides and offshore winds, and advised adults to keep boats on a line when children are using them. |
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