saltpeter
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Post by saltpeter on Jul 2, 2007 14:27:46 GMT -5
BBC NewsA sea and air search is under way for an RNLI lifeguard and a woman missing off the coast of Cornwall. The male lifeguard and woman are believed to have gone to look at a cave which is only accessible at low tide. The search was launched when they failed to return several hours later as the tide rose. The cave at Bedruthan Steps is near Mawgan Porth.
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Jul 2, 2007 16:27:34 GMT -5
That doesn't sound good for them. I hope they escaped and are just off somewhere else and out of touch somehow.
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Post by L Roebuck on Jul 3, 2007 10:36:19 GMT -5
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Jul 3, 2007 19:59:03 GMT -5
Great news!
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Post by L Roebuck on Jul 6, 2007 6:21:44 GMT -5
Here's a more informative article. NZ hero tells of 12-hour rescue A Christchurch surf life-saver who spent 12 hours getting smashed into rocks and sucked under water in a British cave says he only felt scared for his friend, who was slipping in and out of consciousness during the ordeal. Cantabrians Shane Davis, 22, and Renee Potgieter, 21, were forced to cling to rocks in the cave at Trenance Point, Mawgan Porth, in Cornwall, after Potgieter got sucked out to sea in a rip current on Monday. Davis, speaking to The Press from London, said the pair went for a walk along the beach about 1pm (midnight NZT) to explore a cave that was accessible at low tide. They were soon walking in waist-deep water, and Potgieter was swept off her feet and dragged out "pretty quickly". "The surf was really strong and I couldn't get her out," Davis said. "We got sucked around the point and got stuck in the whirlpool, where waves were crashing us on to rocks. "We were going in and out on to rocks, and under the water. It made Renee really, really tired and exhausted." Full Article
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