Two children were rescued from being carried out to sea by CCTV operators who came to rescue after seeing them struggling to paddle back to shore. The incident took place in the sea at Mablethorpe when the current pulled the children 150 metres out from the beach in their black rubber ring.
One Lincolnshire councillor said a potentially "very tragic incident" was avoided. Beach-goers are being urged to not bring inflatables to the seaside due to the dangers of the current changes pulling people further out to sea. East Lindsey District Council said that the incident on on Wednesday, August 3, just after 3pm could have led to "sad and devastating consequences" if it wasn't for the CCTV operators' observations that day.
The cameras were being monitored over Mablethorpe's Queen's Park by a duty CCTV operator based at Boston Borough Council when the children were seen to be in difficulty. An alarm was then raised to the emergency services with the children being seen moving further out to sea, as seen in Lincolnshire Live.
