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Sea anglers lose way in thick fog | Sea anglers lose way in thick fog |
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Coastguards rescued more than 50 sea anglers after they lost their way in thick fog on a beach near Prestatyn. | Coastguards rescued more than 50 sea anglers after they lost their way in thick fog on a beach near Prestatyn. |
The group became disorientated when fog descended during a competition at Talacre Beach in Denbighshire. | |
Most of the group were brought ashore after the alarm was raised at 1800 GMT on Saturday but five were still missing when the coastguard made a head count. | |
The missing men were finally guided back to shore using sirens on the Holyhead Coastguard Rescue vehicle. | The missing men were finally guided back to shore using sirens on the Holyhead Coastguard Rescue vehicle. |
None of the men needed hospital treatment, and all were accounted for, said the coastguard. | |
The anglers were shore fishermen who follow the water line and cast their lines into the water, following the tide in and out. | The anglers were shore fishermen who follow the water line and cast their lines into the water, following the tide in and out. |
It is believed they were a long way out on a long, flat beach when the fog descended. | It is believed they were a long way out on a long, flat beach when the fog descended. |
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