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30/07/2008
Teen's 'Lucky Escape' From Dorset Beach
Two teenagers who got into difficulty while swimming in the sea at a Dorset beauty spot have been saved.
The boy and girl were rescued on Studland beach, both suffering symptoms of hypothermia.
South West Ambulance contacted Portland Coastguard after receiving an emergency call from a member of the public on Tuesday evening.
The girl, 16, from Cambridge, was flown to Dorset County Hospital and the boy, also 16, to Poole Hospital.
It is understood the girl was "near to drowning" and the boy was "very cold".
A Portland Coastguard spokesman said that "two people were in the water in distress".
The spokesman said it had not been established what had happened to the pair: "What actually happened is still a bit of a mystery but it was a very lucky escape.
"It is quite dangerous in Lyme Bay, which tends to have steep-shelving pebble beaches," he said.
Earlier, it is reported that another 14-year-old swimmer had been caught in strong sea-swell off Seatown Beach, in west Dorset, shortly before 2pm.
While rescue attempts from members of the public failed, luckily a large wave washed the boy ashore.
Elsewhere, a female diver had to be rescued after becoming ill following a dive near Swanage on Tuesday afternoon.
The woman was flown to the recompression chamber at Pool by the coastguard rescue helicopter.
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The boy and girl were rescued on Studland beach, both suffering symptoms of hypothermia.
South West Ambulance contacted Portland Coastguard after receiving an emergency call from a member of the public on Tuesday evening.
The girl, 16, from Cambridge, was flown to Dorset County Hospital and the boy, also 16, to Poole Hospital.
It is understood the girl was "near to drowning" and the boy was "very cold".
A Portland Coastguard spokesman said that "two people were in the water in distress".
The spokesman said it had not been established what had happened to the pair: "What actually happened is still a bit of a mystery but it was a very lucky escape.
"It is quite dangerous in Lyme Bay, which tends to have steep-shelving pebble beaches," he said.
Earlier, it is reported that another 14-year-old swimmer had been caught in strong sea-swell off Seatown Beach, in west Dorset, shortly before 2pm.
While rescue attempts from members of the public failed, luckily a large wave washed the boy ashore.
Elsewhere, a female diver had to be rescued after becoming ill following a dive near Swanage on Tuesday afternoon.
The woman was flown to the recompression chamber at Pool by the coastguard rescue helicopter.
(DS)
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