09/06/2005
Stranded boys rescued by lifeboat near Millisle
Two boys have been rescued off the Co Down coast after they became stranded on rocks on the Ards Peninsula.
The boys, aged 12 and 14, got into trouble on Wednesday off the beach at Millisle but were eventually picked up by a Donaghadee lifeboat at around 10.30pm.
The teenagers were stranded on rocks which had been surrounded by the incoming tide.
A spokesperson for the lifecrew said the boys were “very lucky” as the tide had come in quite quickly.
"It was a beautiful, flat, calm evening. They were out hunting for crabs or whatever they were doing, and the tide just caught them,” he said.
"It's a lesson learned, it's lovely to be beside the seaside, but always keep a wary eye on the tide and always inform people of what you are doing."
(MB)
The boys, aged 12 and 14, got into trouble on Wednesday off the beach at Millisle but were eventually picked up by a Donaghadee lifeboat at around 10.30pm.
The teenagers were stranded on rocks which had been surrounded by the incoming tide.
A spokesperson for the lifecrew said the boys were “very lucky” as the tide had come in quite quickly.
"It was a beautiful, flat, calm evening. They were out hunting for crabs or whatever they were doing, and the tide just caught them,” he said.
"It's a lesson learned, it's lovely to be beside the seaside, but always keep a wary eye on the tide and always inform people of what you are doing."
(MB)
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