Monday, 17 October 2011

Land Rover Driving??


Two beach patrol Land Rovers submerged by high tide

A beach safety team send a Land Rover to rescue their own stranded buggy - only for both vehicles to become submerged as the tide came in.

First the patrol's six-wheel buggy became stranded a mile out from Cleethorpes Pier, NE Lincs, and then when the team's yellow Land Rover was dispatched to rescue them it got stranded as well.
The embarrassed officers, who walked to safety as the tide came in, called for the Cleethorpes Lifeboat for help, which was refused.
The farce unfolded at about 4pm on Thursday as sun seekers flocked to the seaside resort and saw the buggy and Land Rover get stuck and then submerged by the waves.
Lifeboat station manager Jack Barlow said: "They took their little buggy out and that got stuck in the mud, so they sent their Land Rover to get it out.
"It was just doing its normal patrols. They go out there all the time, but they went further out this time because of the big tides at this time of year.
"It's unfortunate, but we couldn't send our tractor out to that part of the beach because the sand is really unstable.
"Our tractor weighs 6.9 tonnes and if that got stuck, there is nothing in this town that would pull it out.
"If we lost our tractor then people's lives would be at risk and then there's the cost of replacing it. If it had been in a different position, we would have pulled them out.
"We've pulled the Land Rover out twice in one week before, so we are not averse to helping them."
Members of the Beach Safety Team declined to comment.

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