After two frightening sea rescues in less than a week, the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade team is hoping people pay attention to safety advice and the North East coast can avoid tragedy this summer.
Last Saturday, while the Whitley Bay Carnival was ongoing, a girl came terrifyingly close to drowning in the sea off the coast by the Spanish City. Then, on Tuesday evening four teenagers were rescued off Tynemouth Longsands in the North Sea. Though three of the youngsters were in a serious condition, all were expected to make a full recovery.
Thankfully, no-one has died in these incidents, but TVLB Captain - Peter Lilley - warned that, after a spate of tragedies over the past fortnight around the UK, our region's luck could soon run out. Peter said it was vital that people using our beaches during the warm weather took care and treated the "unpredictable" sea with respect.
