Wow...BBC wrote:
Three dozen children aged 12 to 15 and four adults have been rescued from the sea at Tenby in Pembrokeshire.
Three lifeguards involved in the rescue of about 40 people were hailed as heroes after the group fell into the sea when a raised sandbank collapsed.
The RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South Beach had already spotted the group before they got into trouble and went into immediate action.
They rescued the group using rescue boards and fluorescent buoyancy aids.
Source"They were walking along the long sandbank which as the tide comes in liquefies and gets swept away," the spokeswoman said.
She said the tide suddenly changed and the group were swamped in sea water.
"They found themselves in the sea becoming out of their depth in what are treacherous waters," she said.
Lifeguards Adam Pitman and Jon Johnson entered the water with rescue boards and tubes, and brought the individuals safely to shore.
Meanwhile lifeguard, Coral Lewis, who was also on patrol at the time, radioed the Coastguard, the spokeswoman said.
So they managed to get around 40 people (some of which were fully clothed) back to the shore, administer first aid to those who needed it, and do all this with just the three of them. Very very very impressed.
To put it into context, to remove one person from a pool with back injurys at a minimum requires three people
Heroes? maybe, i dunno. Definatly incredible though.
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella