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Teenager rescued from quicksand in Morecambe bay
A 15-year-old boy is rescued from mud and quicksand off the coast of Morecambe. Holyhead Coastguard were alerted to the incident in Morecambe at 2pm on Saturday. See also: Coastguards rush to 'cries for help' - and find owls mating
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Woman plunges to her death from cliff on Isle of Skye
A 48-year-old woman has died after falling 100ft from a cliff on the Isle of Skye. The Independent reports that the accident happened at about 4pm on Saturday. The woman was walking with her husband at Neist Point, a popular tourist destination
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Capsized canoeist clings to rocks off Anglesey
A capsized canoeist had a lucky escape when an Anglesey resident spotted him clinging to a rock in the sea. BBC News reports that The Maritime and Coastguard Agency was called by a person who lives in the village of Rhosneigr, who had been
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Eight people and a puppy rescued from Scottish beach
Eight people, including a seven-months pregnant woman, and a puppy were rescued from Crammond Island near Edinburgh yesterday after they became stranded by the tide. The Daily Record reports that the coastguard crew from RNLI Queensferry were
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Drunk man in underwear sparks coastguard search in Dorset
Stock photo, Weymouth: PA A drunk man wearing only his underwear sparked a coastguard search after clothes and boots were found on Weymouth beach in Dorset. Lifeguards searched the beach for over an hour, and two lifeboats were launched after
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Noisy swimmers spark coastguard search and rescue in Dorset
PA A group of noisy swimmers reacting to how cold the water was in Dorset sparked an emergency air and sea rescue after nearby walkers mistook their cries for distress calls. Walkers thought they heard the distress calls from below the cliff
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