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A dog walker and their two dogs were rescued after they were cut off by the incoming tide at New Brighton beach last night.
As reported by the Liverpool Echo, the Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team received multiple 999 calls at 8.26 pm reporting that a person and two dogs had become stranded on North Bank. At the time, the team was training.
The dog walker had tried to enter the water to reach the shore. Members of the public, noticing the deep and fast water filling it, told them to stay back.
The RNLI New Brighton Lifeboat volunteers attended the scene. They picked up the person and their pups. They were met by coastguard rescue officers and Merseyside Police, who were summoned by concerned calls.
It wasn't the only incident the RNLI dealt with yesterday. People continue to head to the beach due to the ongoing heatwave.
After that rescue, the coastguard was summoned again with two other people cut off by the tide at Little Eye, West Kirby. Two people had almost reached the shore after wading through waist-deep water, using a phone light to guide them. Thankfully, they made it ashore safely and were met by rescue officers.
Also in West Kirby, officers were asked to help search for a missing person somewhere along the coast. Their phone had died, and nobody could contact them, until the missing person was found before search teams were sent out.
Officers were also alerted to reports of flashing torch lights on Hilbre Island. West Kirby Lifeboat was launched to search the islands, but the lights were confirmed to belong to a group camping there with no emergency.
If you are planning walks near the coast, please check tide times. Ensure you can contact emergency help for yourself or others. And do not, repeat do not, enter the water; call 999 and ask for the coastguard.
