A group of six people including three children were rescued from the Holy Island causeway in Northumberland after abandoning their car due to the hide tides.
UK Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses' inshore lifeboat at 5.50pm on Tuesday to assist three people, three children and a dog. The group had abandoned their car on the causeway and made their way into the Refuge Box.
The local Coastguard rescue teams were already in attendance and the Seahouses' inshore lifeboat evacuated the casualties from the Refuge Box. After two trips, the group were all safely on the mainland side of the causeway where they were handed into the care of local Coastguards.
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However, the Coastguard is now warning people to be vigilant when crossing the causeway and to only cross when it is safe to do so. High tide at Holy Island was 5.40pm and the safe crossing time was from 9.00am until 3.30pm, and from 9.15pm until 3.40am that day.
Thankfully no one was seriously injured but the group may lose their car due to the possible damage caused. Seahouses RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Ian Clayton said the group didn't appreciate the risk "until it was too late".
He said: "They had attempted to cross just before high tide and didn't appreciate the risk until it was too late. Fortunately, none of the group were any the worse for their experience, although their car could be written off, depending on the level of salt water ingress."
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