Fella and his dog winched out of a sea cave near Salterbeck after the tide came in on them Man and his dog rescued from a sea cave between Workington and Salterbeck after the tide cut them off
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A fella out with his Belgian Malinois got caught by the tide in a sea cave below the cliffs near Salterbeck on Monday. The Coastguard lowered a lad down on ropes and brought the pair of them up, shaken but fine.
This one's for anybody who walks the shore south of Workington, especially with a dog, while the tides are big and the weather's wild.
Monday morning, 26 October, a fella was out with his Belgian Malinois on the shore between Workington and Salterbeck when the tide came in and trapped them in a sea cave. He rang a relative, and they rang Workington Lifeboat Station at 9.30am.
Belfast Coastguard checked it out, and Workington RNLI's little inshore boat, the James R Allan, launched at 9.55am. Nobody was at the first spot, so they went further south and found him a few minutes later, several metres up the cliff.
It was too rough for the lifeboat to land, so the crew pointed the Whitehaven and Maryport Coastguard teams and a full-time coastguard officer to the right bit of clifftop. The helicopter from Caernarfon was on its way, but the tide was still coming in, so they sent a rope rescue lad straight down the cliff on two ropes, through the waves and into the cave.
Both of them were shaken but not hurt. The dog came up first in a special animal rescue bag, then the fella in a strop. The helicopter and the lifeboat were stood down at noon.
A Workington RNLI spokesman said: "This incident is a timely reminder of the importance to check the tide times and conditions before setting off for a walk."
What you can do: check the tide times before you head down the shore, and keep an eye on the water while you're out. Don't try to climb the cliffs to get away from it. If you or the dog get stuck on the coast, ring 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Don't go in after the dog yourself.
A dog walker and his Belgian Malinois were rescued from a sea cave on the shore between Workington and Salterbeck on Monday morning, after the incoming tide trapped them. Coastguard rope rescuers lowered a technician down the cliff to bring them both up unhurt.
This is for anyone who walks the shore south of Workington, especially with a dog, while the tides are big and the weather is rough.
On Monday morning, 26 October, a man walking his Belgian Malinois on the shore between Workington and Salterbeck was cut off by the incoming tide and became trapped in a sea cave. He phoned a relative, who called Workington Lifeboat Station at 9.30am.
Belfast Coastguard confirmed the call, and Workington RNLI's D-class inshore lifeboat, James R Allan, launched at 9.55am. The crew found no one at the first location and were sent further south, where they spotted the man a few minutes later. He had climbed several metres up the cliff face.
Poor weather meant the lifeboat could not land safely, so the crew guided Whitehaven and Maryport Coastguard Rescue Teams and a full-time coastguard officer into position on the clifftop. A Coastguard helicopter from Caernarfon was on its way, but with the tide still rising the officer in charge sent a rope rescue technician down the cliff on a twin-rope system, through breaking waves and into the cave.
The man and his dog were trapped and shaken but unhurt. The dog was brought up first in an animal rescue bag, then the man in a rescue strop. Both the helicopter and the lifeboat were stood down at noon.
A Workington RNLI spokesman said: "This incident is a timely reminder of the importance to check the tide times and conditions before setting off for a walk."
What you can do: check tide times before you go on the shore, and keep an eye on the water while you walk. Don't climb cliffs to escape the tide. If you or your dog get into trouble on the coast, ring 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Don't go in after a dog yourself.