A warning has been issued for people to be careful about being cut off by the tide in Morecambe Bay.
It follows several incidents this week, where the Bay Search and Rescue team have responded to calls for help from people on the sands with the tide washing around them.
On one day earlier this week, the crew guided two different groups of people to safety at Grange-over-Sands with the tide still coming in around them.
The team are now urging people to use the bay responsibly, and check the tide times before setting foot on the sands.
A spokesperson said: ‘’Please don’t be confused by the advertised times.
‘’It may say that high water is a specific time, but remember that the water starts entering the bay three hours before that time so you should be off the sands and in a safe place at least three hours before this time.
‘’Thank you so much to the public who keep an eye out over the bay and report such incidents.
‘’Please do not hesitate to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard if you think someone is in difficulty on the coastline, the Coastguard will deploy the most appropriate asset to the task as quickly as possible.’’
Bay Search and Rescue is a volunteer team, run entirely of public donations, who have been protecting people for more than twenty years.
You can find out more, and make a donation to help their work, here
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