A family of five were rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution after becoming stranded on a tidal causeway in Humber.
On Wednesday, the RNLI were called by Humber Coastguard to rescue the 4×4 with two adults and three children inside.
The harrowing rescue was carried out with a rescue helicopter, Seahouses Coastguard Rescue Team, Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team and Holy Island Coastguard.
‘As further information came through, we were advised that all five people remained inside the vehicle — however, the vehicle had drifted off the carriageway,’ RNLI said.
‘Thankfully, all five people were safely rescued and returned to shore. But this incident is another stark reminder of just how quickly the tide can turn on the Holy Island Causeway.’
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RNLI has urged people to check the safe crossing times before travelling and be wary of rapidly rising tides.
‘This was a vehicle carrying three children. What could have been a family journey home could have had a very different outcome,’ they added.
The charity has been facing harassment online after Nigel Farage accused it of becoming a ‘taxi service for illegal trafficking gangs’.
He previously said criminals were ‘pushing migrants across into the English Channel’ with the knowledge that lifeboats would pick them up if anything went wrong – adding that he was nonetheless a supporter of the organisation.
Paula Lain, a RNLI volunteer, told the BBC last year: ‘When our pager goes, we’re not thinking anything political.
‘We’re all thinking about people. We’re actively compassionate. That’s what drives us beyond any moral or civic responsibility.
‘When we’re tasked, we don’t know what we’re going to be tasked to. We’re there to help people in their most distressing times.’
Today, tragic news came out of Hastings RNLI Lifeboat Station, which said a member of its crew passed away following an incident on September 30.
A spokesperson for the station said in a social media post: ‘We are devastated that one of our much-loved crew members died following a medical incident at Hastings RNLI lifeboat station last night.
‘Please respect our privacy, and that of our family and friends, at this awful time.’
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