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Stranded beachgoer Vicky Murphy on the 200 Voices podcast
200 Voices an RNLI podcast

‘If it wasn’t for the bravery of the RNLI we wouldn’t be here’

Episode 158 – Our Last Goodbyes: Vicky Murphy

After Vicky Murphy and husband Marc were cut off by the tide at Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes, they thought their time – and that of their unborn baby – was up.

In 2009, a 34-weeks pregnant Vicky Murphy and her husband Marc were taking a stroll around the headland at Chapel Porth Beach in Cornwall. In no time, the incoming tide had cut them off. Soon, waves were crashing over their heads, and the only thing stopping Vicky from being dragged out to sea was the fact that Marc had hooked one of his arms through the straps on her dungarees.

Marc clung to the rocks, but was losing the battle. It was time for the couple to say their goodbyes. Or so they thought.

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