The Van is suffering a bit of damp on the electrics, just goes to show you should not just leave your van were it is
and bugger off on your jet ski, the people on the sand behind don't realise they are only yards from being up to
the armpits in mud. What happens once you go down in it is it starts to dry round you and you cant move, the answer
is to pump water round the legs turn it back to mush and drag them out, our Coastguard used to use fire extinguishers
filled with water a a lance on the end of the hose, stick it down next to the casualty fire it off and drag them out, not
sure what kit they use now.
With the Chinese cockle pickers the tide came round the back of them cutting them off and it was dark, things were
not helped by not speaking English and quiet a few doing a runner so it was impossible to be sure how many were missing
some were picked up thumbing on the M6 I believe. The sands are quite flat so once the tide reaches a certain height
it rushes over the sands faster than a man or woman can run.
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