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Two people and a dog in campervan cut off by tide on Holy Island Causeway

Lifeboats News Release

Today (Tuesday 2 July) at 1:15pm Seahouses RNLI was paged by HM Coastguard.

Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat “Grace Darling” launching.

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Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat “Grace Darling” launching.
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Two people with a dog in a campervan, were cut off by the tide on Holy Island Causeway, while attempting to cross contrary to the displayed safe crossing times and, warning signs.

Seahouses inshore lifeboat launched and began to make best speed to Holy Island. A shore based Coastguard Rescue Team had meanwhile arrived at the Causeway, and were able to bring the people to safety. The inshore lifeboat was cancelled, and returned to station.

It was unsafe to cross the Causeway today from 10:25am till 3:10pm, and high tide at Holy Island was 12:25pm.

The RNLI has no further information about the casualties.

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Ian Clayton
Lifeboat Press Officer, Seahouses Lifeboat Station

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