Don’t attempt self-rescue; call 999 and ask for the Coastguard
A Coastguard rescue helicopter rescued three men from the
sea off Bude this evening, after one was cut off by the tide and the other two
got into difficulty attempting to rescue him.
The UK Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the
public at 9.20 pm reporting that the three were in difficulty. Two of the men
had been walking back to shore when one became cut off by the tide and was left
clinging to rocks. A passerby, along with the second man, attempted to rescue
the third man from the sea, but they got into difficulty too.
The UK Coastguard sent the Bude Coastguard Rescue Team to
the scene, requested the launch of the Bude and Padstow RNLI lifeboats and
scrambled a Coastguard rescue helicopter. Due to the high surf on scene, the
decision was made to winch all three men from the sea and rocks by Coastguard
helicopter. Two of them have now been taken to hospital and the third was
dropped off on shore.