Mother and children rescued by Cowes lifeboat
A mother and two children were rescued by Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon after being cut off by the incoming tide between Gurnard and Thorness beach.
The mother, with a girl aged seven and a boy of 13, summoned help when the only shore above the water-line were huge rocks below an overgrown cliff.
The lifeboat, launched at 3.08 pm, found them rather fatigued and conveyed them to Gurnard Luck; there Needles Coastguard took them in their vehicle back to Thorness Bay Holiday Centre where they were staying.
The lifeboat returned to station at 3.50 pm.
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